4441. Malkiyyah or Malkiyahu

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Malkiyyah or Malkiyahu: Malkijah or Malkiah

Original Word: מַלְכִּיָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Malkiyah
Pronunciation: mal-kee-YAH or mal-kee-YA-hoo
Phonetic Spelling: (mal-kee-yaw')
Definition: Malkijah or Malkiah
Meaning: Malkijah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Malchiah, Malchijah

Or Malkiyahuw (Jer. 38:6), {mal-kee-yaw'-hoo}; from melek and Yahh; king of (i.e. Appointed by) Jah; Malkijah, the name of ten Israelites -- Malchiah, Malchijah.

see HEBREW melek

see HEBREW Yahh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from melek and Yah
Definition
"my king is Yah," the name of a number of Isr.
NASB Translation
Malchijah (16).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַלְכִּיָּהוּ (only Jeremiah 38:6), מַלְכִּיָּה proper name, masculine (my king is Yah; compare Gray^{Prop. N. 119 f., 146 and elsewhere}); — ᵐ5 Μελχ(ε)ια(ς). —

1 father of Pashhur Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 38:1, compare 1 Chronicles 9:12 (priest), Nehemiah 11:12.

2 a prince Jeremiah 38:6.

3 priests:

a. 1 Chronicles 24:9.

b. Nehemiah 12:42.

4 one of the sealed Nehemiah 10:4; perhaps also Nehemiah 8:4.

5 a Levite 1 Chronicles 6:25.

6 various men:

a. Ezra 10:25 a.

b. Ezra 10:25 b.

c. Ezra 10:31 = Nehemiah 3:11.

d. Nehemiah 3:14.

e. Nehemiah 3:31.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words מֶלֶךְ (melek, meaning "king") and יָהּ (Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh), thus forming the meaning "Yahweh is King" or "My King is Yahweh."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name מַלְכִּיָּה (Malkijah) in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew culture and context. However, the concept of "king" is represented by the Greek word βασιλεύς (basileus, Strong's Greek Number 935), and the name of God, Yahweh, is often translated as κύριος (kyrios, Strong's Greek Number 2962) in the Septuagint and New Testament.

Usage: Malkijah is a proper noun used as a name for several individuals in the Hebrew Bible. It is a common name among the Israelites, reflecting the theocratic belief that Yahweh is the ultimate ruler.

Context: Malkijah is a name attributed to multiple individuals in the Old Testament, each associated with different roles and genealogies:

• Malkijah, the son of Harim: Mentioned in Ezra 10:31, he was among those who had taken foreign wives during the time of Ezra's reforms and was required to put them away.

• Malkijah, the son of Parosh: Also listed in Ezra 10:25, he was another Israelite who had married a foreign woman and was part of the group that repented and rectified this according to the law.

• Malkijah, the son of Rechab: He is noted in Nehemiah 3:14 as the ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, who repaired the Dung Gate during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls under Nehemiah's leadership.

• Malkijah, the priest: In Nehemiah 3:31, he is mentioned as one of the priests who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem, specifically near the house of the temple servants and merchants.

• Malkijah, the son of Hammelech: Referenced in Jeremiah 38:6, he owned a cistern into which the prophet Jeremiah was cast by the officials of King Zedekiah.

The recurrence of the name Malkijah in various contexts highlights its popularity and the common practice of naming individuals in honor of Yahweh's sovereignty. Each Malkijah played a role in the religious and civic life of Israel, whether through priestly duties, civic leadership, or participation in significant reforms and events.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ ומלכיה לְמַלְכִּיָּה֙ למלכיה מַלְכִּיָּ֑ה מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃ מַלְכִּיָּה֙ מלכיה מלכיה׃ מלכיהו lə·mal·kî·yāh lemalkiYah ləmalkîyāh mal·kî·yā·hū mal·kî·yāh malkiYah malkîyāh malkiYahu malkîyāhū ū·mal·kî·yāh umalkiYah ūmalkîyāh

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 6:40
HEB: בַּעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה בֶּן־ מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃
NAS: of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
KJV: of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
INT: of Baaseiah the son of Malchijah

1 Chronicles 9:12
HEB: פַּשְׁח֖וּר בֶּן־ מַלְכִּיָּ֑ה וּמַעְשַׂ֨י בֶּן־
NAS: the son of Malchijah, and Maasai
KJV: the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai
INT: of Pashhur the son of Malchijah and Maasai the son

1 Chronicles 24:9
HEB: לְמַלְכִּיָּה֙ הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י לְמִיָּמִ֖ן
NAS: the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth
KJV: The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth
INT: Malchijah the fifth Mijamin

Ezra 10:25
HEB: רַ֠מְיָה וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ וּמִיָּמִ֣ן וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר
NAS: Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin,
KJV: and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin,
INT: Ramiah Izziah Malchijah Mijamin Eleazar

Ezra 10:25
HEB: וּמִיָּמִ֣ן וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וּבְנָיָֽה׃ ס
NAS: Eleazar, Malchijah and Benaiah;
KJV: and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
INT: Mijamin Eleazar Malchijah and Benaiah

Ezra 10:31
HEB: אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃
NAS: Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah,
KJV: Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah,
INT: Eliezer Isshijah Malchijah Shemaiah Shimeon

Nehemiah 3:11
HEB: שֵׁנִ֗ית הֶחֱזִיק֙ מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה בֶן־ חָרִ֔ם
NAS: Malchijah the son of Harim
KJV: Malchijah the son of Harim,
INT: another repaired Malchijah the son of Harim

Nehemiah 3:14
HEB: הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹת הֶחֱזִיק֙ מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה בֶן־ רֵכָ֔ב
NAS: Malchijah the son of Rechab,
KJV: repaired Malchiah the son
INT: the Refuse repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab

Nehemiah 3:31
HEB: ק) הֶחֱזִ֗יק מַלְכִּיָּה֙ בֶּן־ הַצֹּ֣רְפִ֔י
NAS: After him Malchijah, one
KJV: him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's
INT: after that carried Malchijah one of the goldsmiths

Nehemiah 8:4
HEB: פְּ֠דָיָה וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה וְחָשֻׁ֥ם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה
NAS: Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum,
KJV: and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum,
INT: and Pedaiah Mishael Malchijah Hashum Hashbaddanah

Nehemiah 10:3
HEB: פַּשְׁח֥וּר אֲמַרְיָ֖ה מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃
NAS: Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
KJV: Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
INT: Pashhur Amariah Malchijah

Nehemiah 11:12
HEB: פַּשְׁח֖וּר בֶּן־ מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃
NAS: of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
KJV: of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
INT: of Pashhur the son of Malchijah

Nehemiah 12:42
HEB: וְעֻזִּ֛י וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ן וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וְעֵילָ֣ם וָעָ֑זֶר
NAS: Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam
KJV: and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam,
INT: Uzzi Jehohanan Malchijah Elam and Ezer

Jeremiah 21:1
HEB: פַּשְׁחוּר֙ בֶּן־ מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה וְאֶת־ צְפַנְיָ֧ה
NAS: the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah
KJV: the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah
INT: Pashhur the son of Malchijah and Zephaniah the son

Jeremiah 38:1
HEB: וּפַשְׁח֖וּר בֶּן־ מַלְכִּיָּ֑ה אֶ֨ת־ הַדְּבָרִ֔ים
NAS: the son of Malchijah heard
KJV: the son of Malchiah, heard
INT: and Pashhur the son of Malchijah the words that

Jeremiah 38:6
HEB: אֶל־ הַבּ֣וֹר ׀ מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
NAS: him into the cistern [of] Malchijah the king's
KJV: him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son
INT: into the cistern Malchijah son Melech

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4441
16 Occurrences

lə·mal·kî·yāh — 1 Occ.
mal·kî·yāh — 10 Occ.
mal·kî·yā·hū — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·kî·yāh — 4 Occ.