About KINGDOM

Hebrew Name

מֶמְשָׁלָה

English Name

KINGDOM

Phonetic Spelling

MEM-SHA-LAH

What does KINGDOM mean?

Memshala is used throughout the Bible to refer to a “ruling power” or “kingdom.”

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְאֵ֖ת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃
Hashem made the two great lights, the greater light to dominate the day and the lesser light to dominate the night, and the stars.
vai-YA-as e-lo-HEEM et sh'-NAY ha-m'-o-ROT ha-g'-do-LEEM et ha-ma-OR ha-ga-DOL l'-m'-she-LET ha-YOM v'-et ha-ma-OR ha-ka-TON l'-m'-she-LET ha-la-YE-lah v'-ET ha-ko-KHA-veem
Genesis 1:16

הָיְתָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֣ה לְקׇדְשׁ֑וֹ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃
Yehuda became His holy one, Yisrael, His dominion.
ha-Y'-ta y'-hu-DAH l'-ko-D'-sho, yis-ra-AYL mam-sh'-lo-TAV
Psalms 114:2

Description about KINGDOM

Memshala is used throughout the Bible to refer to a “ruling power” or “kingdom.” At the very beginning of Genesis, God created two equally “great lights,” the sun and the moon, to rule the day and the night. The sages explain that the moon complained to God: “Sovereign of the universe! Is it possible for two kings to wear one crown?” God said, “You’re right. Go then and make yourself smaller,” causing the moon to cease shining its own light and to restrict itself to reflecting the light of the sun. The children of Israel are also referred to as the “memshala of God,” as it says, “Judah became His holy one, Israel, His kingdom” (Psalms 114:2). This reflects the special relationship God established with the children of Israel and that no matter how many external powers try to rule over them, they are always and forever ruled by God alone. Maimonides, the great medieval rabbi, wrote that “In the future, the Messianic king will arise and renew the Davidic dynasty, restoring it to its initial memshala.” This will come together with the ingathering of all of the Jewish exiles and the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. In the modern State of Israel, the government is called the Memshala and the Prime Minister is referred to as the Rosh HaMemshala, the “Head of the Government.” In modern Israel, we are blessed to witness the rebirth of Hebrew as a spoken language, an essential aspect of the Jewish people’s return to Israel and the establishment of their own, independent memshala.

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