Lexical Definition
מַלְכִּיָּה Malkîyâh (mal-kee-yaw') Malchijah N:N-M-P
or מַלְכִּיָּהוּ Malkîyâhûw (mal-kee-yaw'-hoo); (Jeremiah [38:6), from מֶלֶךְ and יָהּ; king of (i.e. appointed by) Jah
Malchiah, Malchijah.
- § Malchijah or Malchiah or Melchiah = "my king is Jehovah"
- Malkijah, the name of ten Israelites
1) the father of Pashur in the time of Jeremiah
2) the son of Hammelech into whose dungeon Jeremiah was cast
3) the head of the 5th course of priests in the time of David
4) one of the priests who was at the reading of the law by Ezra, sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, and was at the dedication of the wall with Nehemiah
5) a Levite ancestor of Asaph and descendant of Levi through Gershon
6) son of Parosh who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
7) son of Harim who put away a foreign wife and helped repair the wall and the Tower of Ovens in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah
8) son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, who helped repair the Refuse Gate in the time of Nehemiah
9) a goldsmith who helped repair the wall in the time of Nehemiah
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה | Malkijah | Ezra.10.31 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.31
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַלְכִּיָּהוּ (only Jer 38:6), מַלְכִּיָּה proper name, masculine (my king is Yah; compare GrayProp. N. 119 f., 146 and elsewhere); — ᵐ5 Μελχ(ε)ια(ς). —
1. father of Pashhur Jer 21:1; Jer 38:1, compare 1Chr 9:12 (priest), Neh 11:12.
2. a prince Jer 38:6.
3. priests:
a. 1Chr 24:9.
b. Neh 12:42.
4. one of the sealed Neh 10:4* perhaps also Neh 8:4.
5. a Levite 1Chr 6:25*.
6. various men:
a. Ezra 10:25 a.
b. Ezra 10:25 b.
c. Ezra 10:31 = Neh 3:11.
d. Neh 3:14.
e. Neh 3:31.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 6:25* · 9:12 · 24:9 |
| Ezra | 10:25 · 10:31 |
| Nehemiah | 3:11 · 3:14 · 3:31 · 8:4 · 10:4* · 11:12 · 12:42 |
| Jeremiah | 21:1 · 38:1 · 38:6 |
Profile
Male • Returned from exile • Descendant of Harim, who divorced his foreign wife.
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Malchijah, a descendant of Harim, divorced his foreign wife during Ezra's reforms (Ezr.10.31).
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.31;
- only referred to as Malchijah מַלְכִּיָּה.
Malchijah was a man from the family of Harim who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. As part of Ezra's reforms to purify the Jewish community, Malchijah and others who had married foreign wives were required to divorce them (Ezra 10:31).
All entries for Malchijah: מַלְכִּיָּה