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Malchiah

also known as: Melchiah, Melchias, Malkiah, Malkijah, Malchijah, or Melchias

Hebrew: מַלְכִּיָּה —transliteration: Malkiyah —meaning: “Yahweh is King,” “the king is Yahweh” or “My King is Yahweh”

This is the name of 7 biblical men.

  1. Malchiah, head of the 5th of the 24 divisions of priests

    1 Chronicles 24:9, in the time of King David

  2. Malchiah, father of Pashur

    He was a priest living at the time of the prophet Jeremiah.

    1 Chronicles 9:12; Jeremiah 38:1

  3. Malchiah, priest appointed as musician

    Neh. 12:42 — He was to celebrate the completion of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem at the time of Governor Nehemiah.

  4. Malchiah, priest who stood at the left side of Ezra

    Neh. 8:4 — He stood by Ezra while he “read in the book of the law of God.”

  5. Malchiah (aka Malchijah), son of Harim

    He is mentioned in Neh. 3:11. He repaired a section of the broken Jerusalem wall and the Tower of Furnaces.

  6. Malchiah (aka Malchijah), son of Rechab

    He returned from the Captivity in Babylon with governor Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

    Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Refuse Gate. He built it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars. —Neh. 3:14

  7. Malchiah, a goldsmith assisting Nehemiah

    After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs [of the Jerusalem wall] as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, in front of the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room of the corner. —Neh. 3:31

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Article Version: January 14, 2026