Difference between revisions of "Queen"

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; - also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To act the part of a queen. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' n.) A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' n.) The wife of a king. </p>

<p> '''''Malkah''''' "queen regnant" (&nbsp;1 Kings 10:1; &nbsp;Daniel 5:10; &nbsp;Esther 1:9); '''''Sheegal''''' "the queen consort" (&nbsp;Psalms 45:9; &nbsp;Daniel 5:2-3); '''''Gebirah''''' "powerful mistress," "the queen mother." Polygamy, lessened the influence of the kings wives, whose hold on his affections was shared by others and was at best precarious; but the queen mother enjoyed a fixed position of dignity. So [[Bathsheba]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 2:19, etc.); [[Maachah]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 15:13); &nbsp;2 Kings 10:13, Jezebel; Jehoiachin's mother (&nbsp;2 Kings 24:12; &nbsp;Jeremiah 13:18; &nbsp;Jeremiah 29:2). </p>

<div> '''1: '''''Βασίλισσα''''' ''' (Strong'S #938 — Noun [[Feminine]] — basilissa — bas-il'-is-sah ) </div> <p> the feminine of basileus, "a king," is used (a) of the "Queen of Sheba," &nbsp;Matthew 12:42; &nbsp;Luke 11:31; of "Candace," &nbsp;Acts 8:27; (b) metaphorically, of "Babylon," &nbsp;Revelation 18:7 . </p>

<p> (βασίλισσα) </p> <p> The only person bearing this title that meets us in the apostolic writings is Candace, queen of the [[Ethiopians]] (&nbsp;Acts 8:27). This people appear frequently to have had female sovereigns, and the name [[Candace]] seems to have been handed on from one to another, as we meet with several queens of this name in their early history. The only other passage in which the title occurs is &nbsp;Revelation 18:7, where [[Babylon]] is represented as sitting as a queen, priding herself upon her power and immunity from sorrow (cf. &nbsp;Isaiah 47:7). </p> <p> G. Wauchope Stewart. </p>

<p> '''Queen.''' This title in the A. V. represents three [[Hebrew]] words. It is applied to a ruling queen, as the queen of Sheba, &nbsp;1 Kings 10:1; and to Athaliah, &nbsp;2 Kings 11:1-21; to the wives of the king, &nbsp;Esther 1:9; &nbsp;Esther 7:1; and to the queen-mother, as Bathsheba, Maachah, &nbsp;1 Kings 2:19; &nbsp;1 Kings 15:13; and to Jezebel, &nbsp;2 Kings 10:13. </p>

<p> QUEEN, n. </p> 1. The consort of a king a queen consort. 2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom a queen-regent as Elizabeth, queen of [[England]] Mary, queen of Scotland. 3. The sovereign of a swarm of bees, or the female of the hive. <p> A hive of bees cannot subsist without a queen. </p> <p> [[Queen]] of the meadows, meadow sweet, a plant of the genus Spiraea. </p> <p> QUEEN, To play the queen to act the part or character of a queen. </p>

<p> <strong> QUEEN </strong> . The functions of a queen reigning in her own right would be identical with those of a <strong> king </strong> (wh. see). The queen as the wife of a monarch in [[Israel]] held a position of comparatively little importance, whereas that of a dowager-queen (‘queen-mother’) commanded great influence (cf. the cases of Bathsheba, Jezebel, Athaliah). </p>

<p> ''''' kwēn ''''' : The Bible applies this term: (1) To the wife of a king ("queen consort") ( מלכּה , <i> ''''' malkāh ''''' </i> ). In the Book of Esther it is the title given to [[Vashti]] (&nbsp; Esther 1:9 ) and Esther (&nbsp;Esther 2:22 ); compare &nbsp;Song of Solomon 6:8 f. Another Hebrew word for queen consort is גּבירה , <i> ''''' gebhı̄rāh ''''' </i> , literally "mistress" (compare &nbsp;1 Kings 11:19 , the wife of Pharaoh; &nbsp;2 Kings 10:13 , "the children of the king and the children of the queen"). In &nbsp;Nehemiah 2:6 and &nbsp; Psalm 45:9 we find the expression שׁגּל , <i> ''''' shēghāl ''''' </i> , which some trace back to שׁגל , <i> ''''' shāghal ''''' </i> , "to ravish," a rather doubtful derivation. Still another term is שׂרה , <i> ''''' sārāh ''''' </i> , literally, "princess" (&nbsp;Isaiah 49:23 ). The [[Septuagint]] sometimes uses the word βασίκισσα , <i> ''''' bası́lissa ''''' </i> ; compare &nbsp;Psalm 45:9 . (2) To a female ruler or sovereign ("queen regnant"). The only instances are those of the queen ( <i> ''''' malkāh ''''' </i> ) of Sheba (&nbsp;1 Kings 10:1-13; compare &nbsp;2 Chronicles 9:1-12 ) and of Candace, the queen ( <i> ''''' basilissa ''''' </i> ) of the Ethiopians (&nbsp;Acts 8:27 ). In &nbsp;Matthew 12:42 (compare &nbsp; Luke 11:31 ) Christ refers to the queen of the south (βασίλισσα νότου , <i> ''''' bası́lissa ''''' </i> <i> ''''' nótou ''''' </i> ), meaning, of course, the queen of Sheba. (3) To a heathen deity, השּׁמים מלכת , <i> ''''' melekheth ''''' </i> <i> ''''' ha ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' shāmayim ''''' </i> , "the queen of heaven" (&nbsp;Jeremiah 7:18; &nbsp;Jeremiah 44:17 ff). See [[Queen Of Heaven]] . </p> <p> (4) Metaphorically , to the city of Babylon (Rome) (&nbsp; Revelation 18:7 ): an expression denoting sovereign contempt and imaginary dignity and power. </p>