מַלְכִּיָּהMalkîyâh

proper name, masculine: my king is Yah

Pronunciation: mal-kee-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4441

Meanings

1. father of Pashhur (Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 38:1; 1 Chronicles 9:12)

2. a prince (Jeremiah 38:6)

3. priests

4. one of the sealed (Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 8:4)

5. a Levite (1 Chronicles 6:25)

6. various men

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:40 Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah,
  • 1 Chronicles 9:12 Other returning priests were Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer.
  • 1 Chronicles 24:9 The fifth lot fell to Malkijah. The sixth lot fell to Mijamin.
  • Ezra 10:25 These are the other people of Israel who were guilty: From the family of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.
  • Ezra 10:31 From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
  • Nehemiah 3:11 Then came Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, who repaired another section of the wall and the Tower of the Ovens.
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