Malkhut shamaim (מלכות שמים) means kingdom of heaven in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם
malkhut shamaim
noun · masculine
In English
kingdom of heaven
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Malkhut shamaim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי לאלוהים וסמכותו, אדם חייב לקבל אליו את עול מלכות שמים אם הוא רוצה לקיים מצוות.
The word Malkhut shamaim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- מלכות שמים
- Said
- malkhut shamaim
- Root
- מ־ל־כ
- Gematria
- 886
This is how Malkhut shamaim is said in other languages.
- English
- kingdom of heaven
The word Malkhut shamaim comes from the root מ־ל־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Malkhut shamaim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Malkhut shamaim.
What does Malkhut shamaim (מלכות שמים) mean in Hebrew?
Malkhut shamaim (מלכות שמים) means kingdom of heaven. It is said malkhut shamaim, with the stress on khut.
Is Malkhut shamaim (מלכות שמים) masculine or feminine?
The word Malkhut shamaim (מלכות שמים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלכות שמים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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