מֶמְשָׁלָה
mem.sha.lah
“dominion”
Definition
rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
feminine of H4474 (מִמְשָׁל);
- rule, dominion, realm 1a) rule, dominion, realm, domain 1b) rule 1c) rule, dominion (of God)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מֶמְשָׁלָה appears 16 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
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.
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.
Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes,their governors and all their officials,and all the lands they rule.
Judah became God’s sanctuary,and Israel His dominion.
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