מֶמְשֶׁלֶת

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4475

rule — used 17 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

rule tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מֶמְשָׁלָה: n.f. rule, dominion, realm tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. rule, dominion, realm (cf. DrJPhil. xi. 1882, 215);—abs. מ׳ Mi 4:8; cstr. מֶמְשֶׁ֫לֶת ψ 136:8 (before בְּ Ges§ 130, 1 Köii 182), Je 34:1 + 2 times; sf. מֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ Is 22:21 ψ 145:13; מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ 1 K 9:19 + 6 times; pl. cstr. מֶמְשְׁלוֹת ψ 136:9; sf. מַמְשְׁלוֹתָיו ψ 114:2;— rule, dominion (human) Is 22:21 Mi 4:8; וְכָל־מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ עִמּוֹ 2 Ch 32:9 and all his imperial might with him (i.e. display of might—soldiers, court, luxury, etc.; of Sennach.); כֹּל אֶרֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ 1 K 9:19 = 2 Ch 8:6, Je 51:28, מַמְלְכוֹת אֶרֶץ מֶמְשֶׁלֶת יָדוֹ Je 34:1; hence מ׳ alone = realm, domain 2 K 20:13 = Is 39:2, Dn 11:5. rule of heavenly bodies לִמְשׁ׳ הַיּוֹם Gn 1:16 the sun for the rule of the day, cf. v 16; also sq. בְּ ψ 136:8, 9. God’s rule, dominion: ψ 145:13 (‖ מַלְכוּת), כָּל־מְקֹמוֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ 103:22; pl. = realm הָֽיְתָה יְהוּדָה לְקָדְשׁ֑וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃ 114:2.

Why these entries: BDB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 16 of its verses cited, 3 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: dominion (4); his dominion (4); dominion(s) (2).

In the verses

Psalms 114:2 · tree →

הָיְתָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֣ה לְקָדְשׁ֑וֹ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃

Word for word: it.became Judah (into) sanctuary his Israel dominion(s) his

JPS 1917: Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

Psalms 136:8 · tree →

אֶת־הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת בַּיּ֑וֹם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

Word for word: (et) the sun for dominion in the day (dm) [is] forever loyalty his.covenant

JPS 1917: The sun to rule by day, for His mercy endureth for ever;

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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