ממלכה

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
מ־ל־ך (m-l-k)

From the root מ־ל־ך . Compare Arabic مَمْلَكَة (mamlaka).

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Noun

מַמְלָכָה • (mamlakhá) f (plural indefinite מַמְלָכוֹת, singular construct מַמְלֶכֶת־, plural construct מַמְלְכוֹת־)

  1. kingdom
    • Tanach, 1 Samuel 28:17, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה לוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיָדִי וַיִּקְרַע יְהוָה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה מִיָּדֶךָ וַיִּתְּנָהּ לְרֵעֲךָ לְדָוִד׃
      vayá'as YHVH ló ka'ashér dibér b'yadí vayikrá' YHVH 'et-hamamlakhá miyadékha vayit'náh l're'akhá l'davíd.
      And the Lord hath wrought for Himself; as He spoke by me; and the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David.

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