מֶמְשָׁלָה
memshâlâh · mem-shaw-law'
rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H4474 (מִמְשָׁל);
rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
- rule
- also, (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dominion, government, power, to rule.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מֶמְשָׁלָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
17 occurrences · 17 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of his dominion5 · 29%
- to rule4 · 24%
- nor in all his dominion2 · 12%
- his dominion2 · 12%
- and all his power1 · 6%
- and thy dominion1 · 6%
- thy government1 · 6%
- dominion1 · 6%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.