Malluch
מַלּוּךְStrong’s H4409mallukh (mal-lukh)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mallukh is the Hebrew word usually translated “malluch” and “mellichu”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,”
Meaning
- A Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah
- A descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
- One of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.4; also called Mallichi (Qere, KJV: Melicu; NIV: Malluk) at Neh.12.14
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.44
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.29
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.32
How it's translated
- malluch 6
- of mellichu 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 4
- Ezra 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 10:29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
- Ezra 10:32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
- Nehemiah 10:4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
- Nehemiah 10:27Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
- Nehemiah 12:2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
- Nehemiah 12:14Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
Hebrew dictionary
מַלּוּךְ mallukh · Malluch
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.27 § Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor" 1) a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah 2) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) a descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5) one of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
מְלִיכוּ melikhu · Mallichi
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.4; also called Mallichi (Qere, KJV: Melicu; NIV: Malluk) at Neh.12.14; Another spelling of mal.lukh (מַלּוּךְ "Malluch" H4409J) § Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor" a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
מַלּוּךְ mallukh · Malluch
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.44; son of: Hashabiah (H2811); father of: Abdi (H5660) § Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor" a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
מַלּוּךְ mallukh · Malluch
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.29 § Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor" a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
מַלּוּךְ mallukh · Malluch
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.32 § Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor" a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.