How to Pronounce Malchiah

mal-KAI-uh

Malchiah is pronounced mal-KAI-uh (mælˈkaɪə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: mal-KIE-uh, mal-KYE-uh.

What does Malchiah mean?

Malchiah means “Malchijah, the Lord my king, or my counselor”.

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

Who was Malchiah?

Jehovah’s king. (1.) The head of the fifth division of the priests in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:9). (2.) A priest, the father of Pashur (1 Chr. 9:12; Jer. 38:1). (3.) One of the priests appointed as musicians to celebrate the completion of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:42). (4.) A priest who stood by Ezra when he “read in the book of the law of God” (Neh. 8:4). (5.) Neh. 3:11. (6.) Neh. 3:31. (7.) Neh. 3:14.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

mal-KIE-uh
mal-KYE-uh

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