Words the Bible translates as sovereignty
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- mamlakhahמַמְלָכָהa kingdom: either the concrete realm of a king (territory, nation, political domain) or the authority and institution of royal rule itself
- memshalahמֶמְשָׁלָהrule or dominion: the authority to govern, and the realm over which it is exercised
- sholtanשׇׁלְטָןsovereign power to rule: the authority a king or God holds over a realm and its people.
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