H4475 - מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshâlâh)

H4475 מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshâlâh) mem-shaw-law'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

dominion

Strong's Definition

rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler

Derivation: feminine of H4474 (מִמְשָׁל);

KJV Usage: dominion, government, power, to rule.

TWOT Reference: 1259c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) rule, dominion, realm

1a) rule, dominion, realm, domain

1b) rule

1c) rule, dominion (of God)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G746 G932 G1849 G3622 G4752 G4756

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) rule, dominion, realm 1a) rule, dominion, realm, domain 1b) rule 1c) rule, dominion (of God)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מֶמְשָׁלָה memshâlâh BDB Definition: 1) rule, dominion, realm 1a) rule, dominion, realm, domain 1b) rule 1c) rule, dominion (of God) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H4474 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1259c Total KJV Occurrences: 17

Bible Occurrences (16)

1:16

9:19

20:13

8:6 32:9

103:22 114:2 136:8 136:9 145:13

22:21 39:2

34:1 51:28

11:5

4:8

Genesis 1:16

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And [He made] the stars {as well}.

1 Kings 9:19

as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses - — whatever [he] desired... to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.

2 Kings 20:13

And Hezekiah received [the envoys] and showed them all that was in his treasure house — the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory...— all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing... in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

2 Chronicles 8:6

as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities [for his] chariots and horses whatever... [he] desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.

2 Chronicles 32:9

Later..., as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces... besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah... and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:

Isaiah 22:21

I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

Isaiah 39:2

And Hezekiah welcomed [the envoys] {gladly} and showed them what was in his treasure house — the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory... — all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing... in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

Jeremiah 34:1

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control..., and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem... and all its surrounding cities....