Definition

something ruled, i.e. a realm

Etymology

feminine passive participle of H4427 (מָלַךְ);

Word family

• מָלַךְ mâlak

How the KJV renders it

• kingsom
• king's
• royal

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.