mimshal · dominion

What it means

mimshal (מִמְשָׁל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “dominion”.

The territory and power over which someone rules. In 2 Kings 20:13, "all his dominion" is all of Hezekiah's kingdom. In 1 Chronicles 26:6 it names those who hold authority.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The territory and goods over which a king or chief rules.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• dominion ×4
• who ruled ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×1
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Daniel×2

• 2 Kings 20:13

  Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all his treasure house: the silver, the gold, the spices, and the fine oil, and his armory, and all that was found in his treasuries; there was not a thing that Hezekiah did not show them in his house or in all his dominion.

• 1 Chronicles 26:6

  To Shemaiah his son were born sons who ruled over the house of their father, for they were very capable men.

• 2 Chronicles 8:6

  and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horsemen, and all the desire of Solomon, what he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

• Daniel 11:3

  And a mighty king will stand up and rule with great dominion and do as he pleases.

• Daniel 11:5

  And the king of the south will be strong, but one of his princes will be stronger than he and rule; his dominion will be a great dominion.