Malchijah Forename

3,941,740th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Malchijah Forename Definition:

Or MALCHIAH, Mal-ky'-jah or Mal-ky'-ah, the messenger of the Lord. 1. The chief of the fifth family of the twenty-four sacerdotal families. 1 Chron. xxiv. 9. 2. One of the race of the Levites, son of Ethni 1 Chron. vi. 40. 3. The father of Pashur.

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Malchijah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-81:45,317,122288,724
Kenya
100%
11:46,307,11074,921

Malchijah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or MALCHIAH, Mal-ky'-jah or Mal-ky'-ah, the messenger of the Lord. 1. The chief of the fifth family of the twenty-four sacerdotal families. 1 Chron. xxiv. 9. 2. One of the race of the Levites, son of Ethni 1 Chron. vi. 40. 3. The father of Pashur. 1 Chron. ix. 12. 4. A Jew that put away his wife at the return from captivity. Neh. iii 11. 5. The son of Rehab, chief of Beth-haccerem. Neh. ill. 14. 6. The son of a goldsmith, who contributed greatly to the rebuilding of Jerusalem. Neh. iii. 31. 7. Son of Hammelech, and keeper of the prisons at Jerusalem. Jer. xxxviii. 6.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: my king is Jehovah.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

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