מלכות

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ל־ך (m-l-k)

Compare Aramaic מַלְכוּתָא (malḵūṯā).

Noun

מַלְכוּת • (malkhút) f

1. kingship, queenship

   מלכותה הייתה ארוכה במיחוד. ― malkhtáh haitá aruká bimyukhád. ― Her queenship was especially long.

2. monarchy
3. kingdom
   • Tanach, Esther 1:2:

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     JPS

     
     

     בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה׃

     bayamím hahém k'shévet hamélekh akhashverósh 'al kisé malkhutó 'ashér b'shushán habirá.

     that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,

Declension

Declension of מַלְכוּת

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	מַלְכוּת	first	מַלְכוּתִי		מַלְכוּתֵנוּ
	definite	הַמַּלְכוּת	second	מַלְכוּתְךָ	מַלְכוּתֵךְ	מַלְכוּתְכֶם	מַלְכוּתְכֶן
	construct	מַלְכוּת־	third	מַלְכוּתוֹ	מַלְכוּתָהּ	מַלְכוּתָם	מַלְכוּתָן

See also

• מַמְלָכָה (mamlakhá)
• כיסא מלכות

References

• H4438 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

מלכות • (transliteration needed)

1. (מְלָכוֹת, m'lakhót) plural indefinite form of מַלְכָּה f (malká)‎: queens.
2. (מַלְכוֹת־, malkhót-) plural construct state form of מַלְכָּה f (malká)‎: queens of.