מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) means “royalty” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: mal-kooth' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
מַלְכוּת · mal.khut · royalty
1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 1a) royal power, dominion 1b) reign 1c) kingdom, realm Aramaic equivalent: mal.khu (מַלְכוּ "kingdom" H4437)
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or מַלְכֻת; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה; from H4427 (מָלַךְ); a rule; concretely, a dominion
KJV glosses: empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| his kingdom | 9 |
| the kingdom | 9 |
| kingdom | 6 |
| of the reign | 5 |
| reign | 5 |
| of his reign | 4 |
| of the kingdom | 4 |
| of your kingdom | 4 |
| a royal | 3 |
| and his kingdom | 3 |
| of his kingdom | 3 |
| and a royal | 2 |
| during the reign | 2 |
| his royal | 2 |
| in the royal | 2 |
| royal | 2 |
| the royal | 2 |
| and my kingdom | 1 |
| and that her royal position | 1 |
| and the royal | 1 |
| and to his kingdom | 1 |
| during his reign | 1 |
| her royal robes | 1 |
| in his own kingdom | 1 |
| in the kingdom | 1 |
| kingdoms | 1 |
| nor your kingdom | 1 |
| of their reign | 1 |
| sovereignty | 1 |
| the realm | 1 |
| the reign | 1 |
| the reign of | 1 |
| their kingdoms | 1 |
| they were in their kingdom | 1 |
| to the kingdom | 1 |
| wearing her royal | 1 |
| your kingdom | 1 |
| your royal | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of the kingdom | 9 |
| of the reign | 9 |
| of his reign | 5 |
| royal | 5 |
| for his kingdom | 4 |
| of his kingdom | 4 |
| of thy kingdom | 4 |
| the kingdom | 4 |
| and his kingdom | 3 |
| his kingdom | 3 |
| kingdom | 3 |
| in his kingdom | 2 |
| in the reign | 2 |
| the royal | 2 |
| throughout all his kingdom | 2 |
| a royal | 1 |
| all against the realm | 1 |
| and in all their kingdoms | 1 |
| and in my kingdom | 1 |
| and in the reign | 1 |
| and royal | 1 |
| even until the reign | 1 |
| her royal estate | 1 |
| in all his realm | 1 |
| in his reign | 1 |
| in royal | 1 |
| in the kingdom | 1 |
| in the royal | 1 |
| into his kingdom | 1 |
| kingdoms | 1 |
| let the royal | 1 |
| nor thy kingdom | 1 |
| of his whole kingdom | 1 |
| of their kingdom | 1 |
| over the realm | 1 |
| so the realm | 1 |
| thee in their kingdom | 1 |
| themselves with him in his kingdom | 1 |
| throughout all his empire | 1 |
| throughout the whole kingdom | 1 |
| thy kingdom | 1 |
| to the kingdom | 1 |
| to the reign | 1 |
| upon his royal | 1 |
| with all his reign | 1 |
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Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
Read word by wordFor as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
Read word by wordSo Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Read word by wordNow these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
Read word by wordNow these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.24
And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
Read word by wordAnd when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
Read word by wordBut I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
Read word by wordHe is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
Read word by wordAs for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.
Read word by wordAnd of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
Read word by wordI will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’
Read word by wordThe LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
Read word by wordtogether with all the details of his reign, his might, and the circumstances that came upon him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
Read word by wordNow Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him.
Read word by wordNow Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 1.18
And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.11
Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
Read word by wordthen I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
Read word by wordSo they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
Read word by wordAfter Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
Read word by wordSo they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
Read word by wordAnd there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
Read word by wordThen Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
Read word by wordMoreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”
Read word by wordAnd when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
Read word by wordIn the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.
Read word by wordThose who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
Read word by wordIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Read word by wordIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Read word by wordThey hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Read word by wordAt the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
Read word by wordMany years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Read word by wordThese are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Read word by wordFor even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
Read word by wordIn the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
Read word by wordIn those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
Read word by wordAnd for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
Read word by wordBeverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
Read word by wordQueen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
Read word by wordto bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
Read word by wordHis closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
Read word by wordSo if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
Read word by wordThe edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
Read word by wordand let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
Read word by wordShe was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Read word by wordAnd the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
Read word by wordAnd when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.
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