What does מַמְלָכָה (mamlāḵāh) mean in the Bible?
מַמְלָכָה (mamlāḵāh): Kingdom denotes both abstract royal authority and concrete territorial realm under unified rule.
Hebrew · H4467
מַמְלָכָה
Dominion , i.e. (abstractly) the estate ( rule ) or (concretely) the country ( realm )
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מַמְלָכָה H4467
Pronunciation mamlāḵāh
What does מַמְלָכָה (mamlāḵāh) mean in the Bible?
מַמְלָכָה (mamlāḵāh): Kingdom denotes both abstract royal authority and concrete territorial realm under unified rule.
Full entry for מַמְלָכָה (H4467) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4467?
The BSB source-word alignment has 117 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the kingdoms (22), the kingdom (16), kingdoms (9), kingdom (7), or kingdom (6).
Where does מַמְלָכָה (mamlāḵāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (19), Jeremiah (17), Isaiah (14), 1 Kings (12).
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 the kingdoms 22× Deuteronomy 3:21, Deuteronomy 28:25, 1 Samuel 10:18, 1 Kings 4:21
the kingdom 16× Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, 1 Samuel 28:17
kingdoms 9× Joshua 11:10, Nehemiah 9:22, Psalms 46:6, Isaiah 10:10
kingdom 7× 1 Kings 10:20, 1 Kings 11:13, 1 Kings 11:34, 2 Chronicles 9:19
or kingdom 6× 1 Kings 18:10, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 60:12, Jeremiah 18:7
His kingdom 5× Genesis 10:10, Deuteronomy 17:20, 2 Samuel 5:12, 2 Samuel 7:12
and kingdoms 3× Psalms 102:22, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 1:15
the royal 3× 2 Kings 11:1, 2 Chronicles 22:10, 2 Chronicles 23:20
from [one] kingdom 2× 1 Chronicles 16:20, Psalms 105:13
of kingdoms 2× Isaiah 47:5, Ezekiel 29:15
of the kingdoms 2× Isaiah 13:19, Haggai 2:22
of the reign 2× Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 28:1
the kings 2× 2 Chronicles 12:8, Psalms 135:11
your kingdom 2× 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 13:14
[and] kingdom 1× Isaiah 19:2
[and] made the kingdoms 1× Isaiah 14:16
a kingdom 1× Exodus 19:6
against kingdom 1× Isaiah 19:2
among the kingdoms 1× Isaiah 13:4
and kingdom 1× 2 Samuel 7:16
and my kingdom 1× 2 Samuel 3:28
and that the kingdom 1× 1 Samuel 24:20
and the kingdom 1× Numbers 32:33
and the kingdoms 1× Jeremiah 49:28
and the sovereignty 1× Isaiah 17:3
He has made kingdoms 1× Isaiah 23:11
he made that kingdom 1× 1 Kings 18:10
her kingdom 1× Lamentations 2:2
his royal 1× Deuteronomy 17:18
I tore the kingdom 1× 1 Kings 14:8
in the kingdom 1× Deuteronomy 3:10
in the royal 1× 1 Samuel 27:5
is the kingdom 1× 1 Chronicles 29:11
my kingdom 1× Genesis 20:9
O kingdoms 1× Psalms 68:32
of his kingdom 1× 2 Samuel 7:13
of the kingdom 1× Amos 7:13
of the royal 1× Joshua 10:2
on the kingdom 1× 2 Kings 15:19
royal 1× Haggai 2:22
so that the kingdom 1× Ezekiel 17:14
sovereignty 1× Micah 4:8
the kingship 1× 2 Chronicles 13:5
Thus the kingdom 1× 1 Kings 2:46
to rule the kingdom 1× 2 Chronicles 22:9
to the kingdoms 1× Nahum 3:5
with you I bring kingdoms 1× Jeremiah 51:20
your royal 1× 1 Kings 9:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:10 מַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙ to His kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 20:9 מַמְלַכְתִּ֖י to my kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Exodus 19:6 מַמְלֶ֥כֶת to a kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 32:33 מַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙ to the kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 32:33 מַמְלֶ֔כֶת to and the kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 3:4 מַמְלֶ֥כֶת to the kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 3:10 מַמְלֶ֥כֶת to in the kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 3:13 מַמְלֶ֣כֶת to the kingdom Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 3:21 הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת to the kingdoms Article | Noun - feminine plural Deuteronomy 17:18 מַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹ to his royal Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:10
Aligned rows 117
Books represented 23
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 7 Joshua 2 1 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 12 2 Kings 5 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 19 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 6 Isaiah 14 Jeremiah 17 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 4 Amos 3 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Zephaniah 1 Haggai 2
Source forms
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת 14x mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ 2 Kings 19:15, 2 Kings 19:19, 2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 20:6
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה 10x ham·mam·lā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 27:5, 2 Samuel 3:10, 1 Kings 11:34, 1 Kings 12:26
מַמְלְכ֥וֹת 8x mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ Deuteronomy 28:25, 1 Chronicles 29:30, 2 Chronicles 12:8, Psalms 135:11
הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ 7x ham·mam·lā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 28:17, 1 Kings 11:11, 1 Kings 11:13, 1 Kings 11:31
הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת 4x ham·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ Deuteronomy 3:21, 1 Samuel 10:18, 1 Kings 4:21, Jeremiah 1:10
מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃ 4x mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ 1 Kings 10:20, Isaiah 14:16, Isaiah 47:5, Jeremiah 51:20
מַמְלָכָ֖ה 3x mam·lā·ḵāh Isaiah 19:2, Lamentations 2:2, Amos 7:13
מַמְלָכ֑וֹת 3x mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ Psalms 46:6, Psalms 79:6, Isaiah 23:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 24x Deuteronomy 28:25, 2 Kings 19:15, 2 Kings 19:19, 1 Chronicles 29:30
Article | Noun - feminine singular 23x Joshua 10:2, 1 Samuel 27:5, 1 Samuel 28:17, 2 Samuel 3:10
Noun - feminine plural 13x 1 Kings 10:20, Nehemiah 9:22, Psalms 46:6, Psalms 79:6
Noun - feminine singular construct 12x Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10
Noun - feminine singular 9x 2 Chronicles 9:19, 2 Chronicles 13:5, Isaiah 19:2, Jeremiah 18:7
Article | Noun - feminine plural 7x Deuteronomy 3:21, Joshua 11:10, 1 Samuel 10:18, 1 Kings 4:21
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 7x Genesis 10:10, Deuteronomy 17:18, Deuteronomy 17:20, 2 Samuel 5:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 3x 1 Kings 18:10, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 17:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Kingdom denotes both abstract royal authority and concrete territorial realm under unified rule.
Source Gloss
dominion , i.e. (abstractly) the estate ( rule ) or (concretely) the country ( realm )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Kingdom denotes both abstract royal authority and concrete territorial realm under unified rule.
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) BDB: kingdom Usage: kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Realm or dominion.
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Word Origins
מַמְלָכָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Emphasizes the Lord’s rule over all political powers. Isaiah 37:8-20
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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