Strong's H4409 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַלּוּךְ (Mallûwk)

Pronunciation: mal-luke'

POS: mal-luke' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; (Nehemiah 12:14), from ; remnant;

Definition: or מַלּוּכִי; (Nehemiah 12:14), from מָלַךְ; remnant; Malluk, the name of five Israelites; Malluch, Melichu (from the margin).

KJV Usage: Malluch, Melichu (from the margin).

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor"
• 2. 1) a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah
• 3. 2) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
• 4. 3) a descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
• 5. 4) a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
• 6. 5) one of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
• 7. 6) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

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