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Kingdom, realm; also the abstract exercise of kingship, royal sovereignty, or dominion.
Mamlakhah denotes both the concrete territory over which a king rules and the abstract authority of royal office. The vast majority of its 117 occurrences refer to specific kingdoms or realms -- from Nimrod's founding domain in Genesis 10:10 to the divided monarchies of Israel and Judah. Translations converge remarkably: English 'kingdom,' Spanish 'reino,' French 'royaume,' German 'Konigreich.' A small but important cluster, especially in Chronicles and Jeremiah, shifts toward the abstract sense of kingship or royal dominion -- the right and power to reign rather than the land itself. Exodus 19:6's 'kingdom of priests' beautifully straddles both: Israel as God's realm and as a people exercising priestly sovereignty.
Senses
1. kingdom, realm — A political territory, state, or nation under royal rule (112x) -- the concrete domain over which a king exercises authority. This covers everything from Sihon's realm (Deut 3:4, 10, 13) to the great kingdoms of the earth (Ps 46:6; Isa 14:16). All major translation languages use concrete territorial terms: Spanish 'el reino,' French 'le royaume,' German 'das Konigreich.' The plural 'mamlakhot' appears in sweeping panoramas of world powers (Deut 28:25; 2 Chr 32:15), often paralleled with 'goy' (nation) and 'am' (people). 112×
AR["ال-مَمْلَكَةَ","الـ-مَمْلَكَةَ","الـ-مَمْلَكَةُ","الـ-مَمْلَكَةِ","المَملَكَةَ","المَملَكَةُ","المَملَكَةِ","المَمْلَكَةَ","الْمَمْلَكَةَ","الْمَمْلَكَةُ","الْمَمْلَكَةِ","ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ","ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ"]·ben["-রাজত্বের","-রাজ্যকে","-রাজ্যের","রাজত্ব","রাজত্বের","রাজ্য","রাজ্যকে"]·DE["das-Koenigreich","der-kingdom"]·EN["the-kingdom"]·FR["le-royaume","royaume"]·heb["ה-ממלכה","הַ-מַּמְלָכָה"]·HI["-के-राज्य","का-राज्य","के-राज्य","रजय","रजय-के","राज्य","राज्य-ה","राज्य-को","राज्यके","राज्यके।","हम्मम्लाखाह","हम्मलकाह-का"]·ID["-kerajaan","kerajaan","kerajaan-itu"]·IT["il-regno","regno"]·jav["karajan","krajan","kraton","kratonipun"]·KO["-나라를","그-나라를","그-왕국","그-왕국을","그-왕국의","그-왕국이","왕실의"]·PT["o-reino"]·RU["а-царство","царское","царства","царство"]·ES["el-reino"]·SW["ufalme","ufalme-ule"]·TR["krallık","krallık-o","krallığı","krallığın","krallığın-o"]·urd["ال-سلطنت","بادشاہت","بادشاہت-کے","سلطنت","سلطنت-کی","سلطنت-کے","وہ-بادشاہی","ہ-سلطنت"]
1 Sam 27:5, 1 Sam 28:17, 2 Sam 3:10, 1 Kgs 11:11, 1 Kgs 11:13, 1 Kgs 11:31, 1 Kgs 11:34, 1 Kgs 12:26, 1 Kgs 14:8, 1 Kgs 18:10, 2 Kgs 11:1, 2 Kgs 14:5 (+38 more)
2. kingship, royal dominion — The abstract exercise of royal authority, sovereignty, or reign (5x) -- focusing on the office and function of ruling rather than territory. Second Chronicles clusters several instances: Jehoram's consolidation of 'the kingship' (2 Chr 21:4), Ahaziah having none strong enough to retain 'the kingdom' as royal power (2 Chr 22:9), and Abijah's claim that Judah holds legitimate 'kingship' (2 Chr 13:8). Spanish captures this with 'reinado' alongside the more territorial 'reino,' and Jeremiah 27:1 and 28:1 use it for the beginning of a reign rather than a geographic boundary. 5×
AR["لِلْمَمْلَكَةِ","مَملَكَةِ","مَمْلَكَةِ"]·ben["-রাজ্যের-জন্য","রাজত্ব-এর","রাজত্বের","রাজ্যে-"]·DE["Koenigreich","zu-Koenigreich"]·EN["for-kingship","kingdom-of","reign-of"]·FR["royaume"]·heb["ל-ממלכה","ממלכת"]·HI["राज्य","राज्य-के","राज्यकेलिए।","राज्यपर-"]·ID["kerajaan","pemerintahan","untuk-kerajaan"]·IT["regno"]·jav["kanggé-kratonipun","kraton","kraton-ipun","kratonipun"]·KO["왕국","왕국-을-위하여","왕국의"]·PT["para-reinar","reinado-de-","reino-de"]·RU["для-царства","царствования","царством"]·ES["para-el-reino","reinado-de","reino-de"]·SW["kwa-ufalme","ufalme-wa"]·TR["krallık-için","krallığının"]·urd["بادشاہی","سلطنت","سلطنت-کی","سلطنت-کے-لیے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַמְלָכָה n.f. kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign;—abs. מ׳ Jos 10:2 +; cstr. מַמְלֶ֫כֶת Ex 19:6 + 11 times (incl. Mi 4:8 before לְ); sf. מַמְלַכְתִּי Gn 20:9 +, etc.; pl. מַמְלָכוֹת Dt 3:21 +; cstr. מַמְלְכוֹת Dt 28:25 +;— 1. kingdom, realm, chiefly non-Isr.: Gn 10:10 (J), 20:9 (E), Nu 32:33(×2) (P), Dt 3:4, 10, 13, 21; 28:25 Jos 11:10 (D), 1 S 10:18 1 K 5:1; 10:20; 18:10(×2) (both ‖ גּוֹי),…