# malkhuyot (מַלְכוּיוֹת)

pronounced: mal-khoo-YOT


**Kingships — the Rosh HaShanah liturgical section that proclaims God's reign**

## In Scripture

> He was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
> — Deuteronomy 33:5 (This kingship confession is one biblical source for proclaiming God’s reign in Malkhuyot.)

> For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
> — Psalm 47:2 (The psalm acclaims God as King over all the earth, the central claim of Malkhuyot.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/malkhuyot/