Malchiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַלְכִּיָּה

מַלְכִּיָּה

Malkîyâh · pronounced mal-kee-yaw' · Strong's H4441 · a man · also spelled Malchijah

Malchiah means king of (i.e. appointed by) Jah.

Built from

מֶלֶךְ melek (from, H4428) — a king open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or מַלְכִּיָּהוּlemma מַלְכִּיָהוּ missing dagesh, corrected to מַלְכִּיָּהוּ; (Jeremiah 38:6), from H4428 and H3050; king of (i.e. appointed by) Jah; Malkijah, the name of ten Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 6:25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. (KJV)

Every verse that names Malchiah

15 occurrences in 15 verses — 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

1Chr 6:251Chr 9:121Chr 24:9Ezra 10:25Ezra 10:31Neh 3:11Neh 3:14Neh 3:31Neh 8:4Neh 10:4Neh 11:12Neh 12:42Jer 21:1Jer 38:1Jer 38:6

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