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<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> ''''' 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>