How to Pronounce Malcham

MAL-kam

Malcham is pronounced MAL-kam (ˈmælkæm): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Malcham mean?

Malcham means “Malchom, their king; their counselor”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Malcham?

The name Malcham refers to two different things in Scripture. As a person, Malcham was a son of Shaharaim the Benjamite, born to him in Moab through his wife Hodesh (1 Chronicles 8:9). The same name is also used for a pagan god that people wrongly swore by, whom the LORD condemns worshiping (Zephaniah 1:5).

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