What does מַלְכָּה (malĕkāh) mean in the Bible?
מַלְכָּה (malĕkāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a queen".
Hebrew · H4436
מַלְכָּה
A queen
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מַלְכָּה H4436
Pronunciation malĕkāh
What does מַלְכָּה (malĕkāh) mean in the Bible?
מַלְכָּה (malĕkāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a queen".
Full entry for מַלְכָּה (H4436) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4436?
The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Queen (13), the queen (8), and queen (2), Now when the queen (2), When the queen (2).
Where does מַלְכָּה (malĕkāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 10:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (25), 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (4), Song Of Solomon (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Queen 13× Esther 1:9, Esther 1:11, Esther 1:12, Esther 1:16
the queen 8× 1 Kings 10:10, 1 Kings 10:13, 2 Chronicles 9:9, 2 Chronicles 9:12
and queen 2× Esther 7:6, Esther 9:31
Now when the queen 2× 1 Kings 10:1, 2 Chronicles 9:1
When the queen 2× 1 Kings 10:4, 2 Chronicles 9:3
it to Queen 1× Esther 2:22
of the queen 1× Esther 1:17
queens 1× Song Of Solomon 6:8
So Queen 1× Esther 9:29
the queen’s 1× Esther 1:18
the queens 1× Song Of Solomon 6:9
to Queen 1× Esther 9:12
with Queen 1× Esther 1:15
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 10:1 וּמַֽלְכַּת־ to Now when the queen Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 10:4 מַֽלְכַּת־ to When the queen Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 10:10 מַֽלְכַּת־ to the queen Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 10:13 לְמַֽלְכַּת־ to the queen Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 9:1 וּמַֽלְכַּת־ to Now when the queen Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 9:3 מַֽלְכַּת־ to When the queen Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 9:9 מַֽלְכַּת־ to the queen Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 9:12 לְמַֽלְכַּת־ to the queen Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Esther 1:9 הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה to Queen Article | Noun - feminine singular Esther 1:11 הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה to Queen Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 10:1
Aligned rows 35
Books represented 4
1 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 4 Esther 25 Song Of Solomon 2
Source forms
הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה 6x ham·mal·kāh Esther 1:9, Esther 1:18, Esther 7:7, Esther 8:1
הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה 4x ham·mal·kāh Esther 1:16, Esther 2:22, Esther 5:3, Esther 7:5
מַֽלְכַּת־ 4x mal·kaṯ- 1 Kings 10:4, 1 Kings 10:10, 2 Chronicles 9:3, 2 Chronicles 9:9
הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה 3x ham·mal·kāh Esther 1:11, Esther 1:17, Esther 7:8
הַמַּלְכָּה֙ 2x ham·mal·kāh Esther 1:17, Esther 7:3
הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה 2x ham·mal·kāh Esther 4:4, Esther 7:2
הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה 2x ham·mal·kāh Esther 5:2, Esther 9:12
הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה 2x ham·mal·kāh Esther 5:12, Esther 9:29
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 23x Esther 1:9, Esther 1:11, Esther 1:12, Esther 1:16
Noun - feminine singular construct 4x 1 Kings 10:4, 1 Kings 10:10, 2 Chronicles 9:3, 2 Chronicles 9:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 1 Kings 10:1, 2 Chronicles 9:1
Noun - feminine plural 2x Song Of Solomon 6:8, Song Of Solomon 6:9
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 1 Kings 10:13, 2 Chronicles 9:12
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Esther 7:6
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Esther 1:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a queen
Source Gloss
a queen
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a queen BDB: queen Usage: queen.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַלְכָּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain