Biblical Hebrew H4410 noun feminine 24 occurrences

מְלוּכָה

Transliteration: meluka (mǝlûḵâ)

Pronunciation: /mel-oo-KHAW/

“kingship, royal dominion, realm”

Kingship, royal sovereignty, kingdom; 'For the kingdom is the LORD's, and He rules over the nations' (Psalm 22:28).

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From מָלַךְ (H4427).

kingdomroyal

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: מְלוּכָה (kingship, royal dominion, realm) -> βασιλεία (sovereignty, royal power, dominion)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G0932 βασιλεία (basileia — “sovereignty, royal power, dominion”)

Foundational passages where מְלוּכָה (meluka) carries significant theological or narrative weight.