Strong's Concordance, Hebrew Dictionary
15 King James Bible Verses
Here are dominion, government, power, to rule and related words in the Bible. What does the source Hebrew word מֶמְשָׁלָה mean and how is it used in the Bible? Below are the English definition details. Also below are examples within Bible verses highlighted in yellow (follow this link to go there). Tap or hover on blue, underlined words to see more original scripture and meanings. Information sourced from Strong's Concordance[1].
Strong's Number: H4475
Hebrew Base Word: מֶמְשָׁלָה
Part of speech: Noun Feminine
Usage: Dominion, government, power, to rule
Definition: Rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler.
Detailed definition:
Derived terms: Feminine of H4474.
Pronunciation:
“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.”
— Genesis 1:16
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“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.”
— Genesis 1:16
“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, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.”
— 1 Kings 9:19
“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, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.”
— 2 Kings 20:13
“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 Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.”
— 2 Chronicles 8:6
“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 Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,”
— 2 Chronicles 32:9
“Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.”
— Psalm 103:22
“Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.”
— Psalm 114:2
“The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:”
— Psalm 136:8
“The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
— Psalm 136:9
“Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.”
— Psalm 145:13
“And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.”
— Isaiah 22:21
“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 the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.”
— Isaiah 39:2
“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.”
— Jeremiah 51:28
“And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.”
— Daniel 11:5
“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 daughter of Jerusalem.”
— Micah 4:8
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