מֶמְשָׁלָה
memšālâ
rule
Strong's H4475NounHebrewTWOT 1259c

מֶמְשָׁלָה (memšālâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning rule. It appears 15 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4475).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1259c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1259c)rule, dominion, realm; ruler; government, power
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מֶמְשָׁלָה noun, feminine: rule, dominion, realm

Strong's H4475 מֶמְשָׁלָה: rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
KJV:dominion, government, power, to rule.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1259: מָשַׁל māšal — rule, have dominion, reign; cause to rule, exercise dominion; dominion, governor, ruleing, ruler, have power

See it in Scripture

Genesis 1:161 Kings 9:192 Chronicles 32:9

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