ממלכה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־ל־ך (m-l-k)

From the root מ־ל־ך . Compare Arabic مَمْلَكَة (mamlaka).

Noun

מַמְלָכָה • (mamlakhá) f (plural indefinite מַמְלָכוֹת, singular construct מַמְלֶכֶת־, plural construct מַמְלְכוֹת־)

1. kingdom
   • Tanach, 1 Samuel 28:17:

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     JPS

     
     

     וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה לוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיָדִי וַיִּקְרַע יְהוָה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה מִיָּדֶךָ וַיִּתְּנָהּ לְרֵעֲךָ לְדָוִד׃

     vayá'as YHVH ló ka'ashér dibér b'yadí vayikrá' YHVH 'et-hamamlakhá miyadékha vayit'náh l're'akhá l'davíd.

     And the LORD hath wrought for Himself; as He spoke by me; and the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David.

See also

• מַלְכוּת (malkhút)

References

• H4467 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible