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Strong's H4438 מַלְכוּת (malkuth)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4438 — pykteo (“fight”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4438
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 82
Books 12

Strong's H4438 Quick Answer

Strong's H4438 מַלכּוּת מַלכּוּת מַלכּוּיָה (malkuwth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. malkuwth (mal-kooth') (or malkuth {mal-kooth'} or (in plural) malkuyah {mal-koo-yah'};) n-f. 1. a rule 2. (concretely) a dominion It has 82 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include kingdom, kingdoms, dominion, and empire. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
malkuwth (mal-kooth') (or malkuth {mal-kooth'} or (in plural) malkuyah {mal-koo-yah'};) n-f. 1. a rule 2. (concretely) a dominion
Usage
82 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
kingdom, kingdoms, dominion, and empire

Meaning and Definition

malkuwth (mal-kooth') (or malkuth {mal-kooth'} or (in plural) malkuyah {mal-koo-yah'};) n-f. 1. a rule 2. (concretely) a dominion [from H4427] KJV: empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal. Root(s): H4427

Original Word
מַלכּוּת מַלכּוּת מַלכּוּיָה
Transliteration
malkuwth
Derivation
Root: מלך First root strongs: 4427
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4438. 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)

royalty

Usage: 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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How Strong's H4438 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render malkuwth, 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.

kingdom Numbers 24:7 44× kingdoms 1 Chronicles 29:30 dominion Psalms 145:13 empire Esther 1:20

How Strong's H4438 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 82 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4438 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 H4438 in the Old Testament

82 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 24:7 KJV

He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

1 Samuel 20:31 KJV

For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

1 Kings 2:12 KJV

Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

Usage Excerpts

First 82 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4438.

Numbers 24:7 Old Testament, KJV
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
1 Samuel 20:31 Old Testament, KJV
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
1 Kings 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Chronicles 11:10 Old Testament, KJV
These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
1 Chronicles 12:23 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
1 Chronicles 22:10 Old Testament, KJV
He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
1 Chronicles 26:31 Old Testament, KJV
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
1 Chronicles 28:7 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
1 Chronicles 29:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:30 Old Testament, KJV
With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
2 Chronicles 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
2 Chronicles 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
2 Chronicles 7:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
2 Chronicles 11:17 Old Testament, KJV
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
2 Chronicles 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
2 Chronicles 15:10 Old Testament, KJV
So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
2 Chronicles 15:19 Old Testament, KJV
And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
2 Chronicles 16:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
2 Chronicles 20:30 Old Testament, KJV
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
2 Chronicles 29:19 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 33:13 Old Testament, KJV
And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
2 Chronicles 35:19 Old Testament, KJV
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
2 Chronicles 36:20 Old Testament, KJV
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
2 Chronicles 36:22 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Ezra 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Ezra 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Ezra 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
Nehemiah 9:35 Old Testament, KJV
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Nehemiah 12:22 Old Testament, KJV
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
Esther 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
Esther 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
Esther 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
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 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
Esther 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
Esther 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
Esther 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
Esther 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Esther 2:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Esther 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
Esther 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
Esther 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
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 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Esther 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
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 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Esther 9:30 Old Testament, KJV
And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
Psalms 45:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Psalms 103:19 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Psalms 145:11 Old Testament, KJV
They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
Psalms 145:12 Old Testament, KJV
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Psalms 145:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Ecclesiastes 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
Jeremiah 10:7 Old Testament, KJV
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
Jeremiah 49:34 Old Testament, KJV
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah 52:31 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.
Daniel 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
Daniel 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
Daniel 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Daniel 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
Daniel 8:22 Old Testament, KJV
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Daniel 8:23 Old Testament, KJV
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
Daniel 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
Daniel 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Daniel 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Daniel 11:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Daniel 11:9 Old Testament, KJV
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
Daniel 11:17 Old Testament, KJV
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
Daniel 11:20 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
Daniel 11:21 Old Testament, KJV
And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4438, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 11 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 17 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 5 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Esther 21 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 14 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4438 FAQ

What does malkuth (מַלְכוּת) mean?

Malkuth (Strong's H4438) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "rule". malkuwth (mal-kooth') (or malkuth {mal-kooth'} or (in plural) malkuyah {mal-koo-yah'};) n-f. 1. a rule 2. (concretely) a dominion

How many times is malkuth (מַלְכוּת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 82 linked usages for Strong's H4438 across 12 books.

Where can I study malkuth (מַלְכוּת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4438 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate malkuth (מַלְכוּת)?

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