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Strong's H4436 מַלְכָּה (malkah)

Malkah means “queen” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4436 — python (“divination”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4436
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 34
Books 4

Strong's H4436 Quick Answer

Strong's H4436 מַלכָּה (malkah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. malkah (mal-kaw') n-f. 1. a queen [feminine of H4428] It has 34 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include queen and queens. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
malkah (mal-kaw') n-f. 1. a queen [feminine of H4428]
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
queen and queens

Meaning and Definition

malkah (mal-kaw') n-f. 1. a queen [feminine of H4428] KJV: queen. Root(s): H4428

Original Word
מַלכָּה
Transliteration
malkah
Derivation
Root: מלך First root strongs: 4428
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4436. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Queen (of Sheba)

Usage: A queen of the country Sheba (H7614J) living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.10.1 Combined with she.va (שְׁבָא " of Sheba" H7614J) § queen

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How Strong's H4436 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render malkah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

queen 1 Kings 10:1 32× queens Song of Solomon 6:8

How Strong's H4436 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 34 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4436 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4436 in the Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 10:1 KJV

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

1 Kings 10:4 KJV

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

1 Kings 10:10 KJV

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4436.

1 Kings 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
1 Kings 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
1 Kings 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
1 Kings 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
2 Chronicles 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
2 Chronicles 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
2 Chronicles 9:9 Old Testament, KJV
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
Esther 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Esther 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
Esther 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Esther 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
Esther 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Esther 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
Esther 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
Esther 2:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.
Esther 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
Esther 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Esther 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Esther 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
Esther 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
Esther 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
Esther 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
Esther 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Esther 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
Esther 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Esther 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Esther 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
Esther 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
Esther 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
Esther 9:29 Old Testament, KJV
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
Esther 9:31 Old Testament, KJV
To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
Song of Solomon 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
Song of Solomon 6:9 Old Testament, KJV
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4436, grouped by book.

1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Esther 24 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4436 FAQ

What does malkah (מַלְכָּה) mean?

Malkah (Strong's H4436) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "queen". malkah (mal-kaw') n-f. 1. a queen [feminine of H4428]

How many times is malkah (מַלְכָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's H4436 across 4 books.

Where can I study malkah (מַלְכָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4436 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate malkah (מַלְכָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as queen and queens. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.