מֶמְשָׁלָה memshalah

Hebrew word for “dominion” · Strong’s H4475 · used 17 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

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

How it is translated

Glosses given for memshalah in context, with how often each is used:

• dominion 10
• realm 2
• dominions 2
• imperial might 1
• authority 1
• rule 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 136 (2), Genesis 1 (1), 1 Kings 9 (1), 2 Kings 20 (1), 2 Chronicles 8 (1), 2 Chronicles 32 (1), Psalms 103 (1), Psalms 114 (1), Psalms 145 (1), Isaiah 22 (1)

Forms

• ממשׁלתו 8
• לממשׁלת 3
• וממשׁלתך 2
• ממשׁלותיו 1
• לממשׁלות 1
• ממשׁלת 1
• הממשׁלה 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with memshalah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 6
• נְכֹת nekhot “treasure” 2
• חֵשֶׁק chesheq “desire” 2
• מִסְכְּנוֹת miskenah “storage” 2
• חִזְקִיָּהוּ chizqiyyah “Hezekiah” 3
• חָשַׁק chashaq “to desire” 2
• בֶּשֶׂם besem “spice” 2
• כּוֹכָב kokhav “star” 2
• פָּרָשׁ parash “horseman” 2
• עוֹלָם olam “forever” 3
• לְבָנוֹן levanon “Lebanon” 2
• אוֹצָר otsar “treasure” 2

Key verses

The verses using memshalah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 1:16 — And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
• 1 Kings 9:19 — And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem,…
• 2 Kings 20:13 — And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment,…
• 2 Chronicles 8:6 — And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in…
• 2 Chronicles 32:9 — After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto…
• Psalms 103:22 — Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
• Psalms 114:2 — Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
• Psalms 145:13 — Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
• Isaiah 39:2 — And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all…
• Jeremiah 34:1 — The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and…
• Jeremiah 51:28 — Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
• Micah 4:8 — And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.