H4474 H4474
dominion, ruling authority; also concretely, rulers
Mimshal denotes the exercise of sovereign authority or dominion, and by extension can refer concretely to those who hold such power. In Daniel 11:3, a mighty king arises and rules with 'great dominion,' and in 11:5 the term describes the extent of a ruler's authority. The concrete plural usage in 1 Chronicles 26:6 designates the 'rulers' or leading men within Obed-edom's household. Spanish dominio and gobernantes capture the abstract and concrete senses respectively, while French gouvernement preserves the political nuance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Abstract sovereign authority or dominion — the exercise of ruling power over a territory or people. Used as a cognate accusative with mashal ('to rule') in Dan 11:3, describing a mighty king's vast dominion, and predicatively in Dan 11:5 of one whose authority exceeds another's. Spanish dominio and French gouvernement both render the political authority sense. Also attested in 2 Kgs 20:13 and 2 Chr 8:6 for royal administrative domains. 5×
AR["الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ", "حُكْمًا", "سُلْطَانِهِ", "مَملَكَتِهِ"]·ben["তাঁর-রাজত্বের", "তাঁর-রাজ্যে", "শাসন", "শাসনকর্তা"]·DE["[הממשלים]", "[ממשל]", "[ממשלתו]", "sein-dominion"]·EN["a-dominion", "his-dominion", "the-rulers"]·FR["[הממשלים]", "[ממשלתו]", "gouvernement", "son-dominion"]·heb["ה-ממשלים", "ממשל", "ממשלתו", "ממשלתו-ו"]·HI["-शासन-करनेवाले", "अपने-राज्य-में", "राज्य-के-उसके", "शासन"]·ID["kekuasaannya", "pemerintahan", "pemerintahannya", "yang-memerintah"]·IT["[הממשלים]", "[ממשל]", "[ממשלתו]", "suo-dominion"]·jav["ingkang-nyakrawati", "pamarentahan", "paprentahanè"]·KO["그-다스리는-자들", "그-의-통치-의", "그의-다스림에서", "다스림을"]·PT["domínio", "domínio-seu", "os-dominadores", "seu-domínio"]·RU["владении-своём", "владычества-его", "владычеством", "властвующие"]·ES["dominio", "los-gobernantes", "su-dominio"]·SW["utawala", "utawala-wake", "watawala", "ya-utawala-wake"]·TR["egemenliğinde", "egemenliğinin-onun", "hükümranlık", "yönetenler"]·urd["اُس-کی-سلطنت-کی", "حکمران", "حکومت", "سلطنت-اپنی"]
Related Senses
G2962 1. Lord (divine title) (661×)H0136 1. Lord (divine title) (440×)H0113 1. lord, human superior (249×)G1849 1. authority, power (91×)H6485a 2. Qal: punish, bring judgment (63×)H8198 1. maidservant, female slave (63×)G2962 2. master, lord (human authority) (61×)H0034 1. needy, poor, destitute (61×)H0519 1. female servant, maidservant (56×)H6041 1. poor, needy person (55×)H0113 2. master, owner of servants (49×)H4910 1. Qal: to have dominion, exercise power over (44×)H1800 1. poor, needy (socioeconomic) (38×)H3515 1. heavy, severe, grievous (36×)G4434 1. (34×)G5092 1. honor, esteem, respect (33×)H6485a 4. Qal: visit, attend to, care for (32×)H3513 1. honor / show respect (Piel) (30×)H4910 2. Qal: to rule, govern (administrative authority) (27×)H4513 1. withhold, restrain, hold back (25×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִמְשָׁל n.[m.] dominion, ruler (late);—abs. מ׳ Dn 11:3, 5; pl. הַמִּמְשָׁלִים 1 Ch 26:6;— 1. מ׳ רב great dominion Dn 11:3 (acc. cogn. c. מָשַׁל), v 5 (pred. of מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ). 2. abstr. for concr. (pl.) = rulers 1 Ch 26:6 (? read הַמּשְׁלִים).