מֶמְשָׁלָהmemshâlâh
rule, dominion, realm
Pronunciation: mem-shaw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4475
Meanings
1. rule, dominion, (human) (Isaiah 22:21; Micah 4:8; 2 Chronicles 32:9)
2. rule, of heavenly bodies (Genesis 1:16; Psalms 136:8; Psalms 136:9)
3. God's rule, dominion (Psalms 145:13; Psalms 103:22; Psalms 114:2)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 1:16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.
- 1 Kings 9:19 He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
- 2 Kings 20:13 Hezekiah received the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-houses—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
- 2 Chronicles 32:9 While King Sennacherib of Assyria was still besieging the town of Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city:
- Psalms 103:22 Praise the Lord, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the Lord.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).