Malkîyshûwaʻ — H4444

Definition

masculine proper noun

Malkishua, an Israelite

1. Malchishua or Melchishua = "my king is wealth"
2. a son of king Saul of Israel

Usually translated as

Malchishua

Origin

from H4428 and H7769; king of wealth

• Derived from Melek (H4428)
• Derived from Shûwaʻ (H7769)

Occurrences

Malkîyshûwaʻ occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (3)

• 1 Samuel 14:49 — Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua (וּמַלְכִּי): and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:
• 1 Samuel 31:2 — And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּי), Saul’s sons.
• 1 Chronicles 8:33 — And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּי), and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
• 1 Chronicles 9:39 — And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּי), and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
• 1 Chronicles 10:2 — And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּי), the sons of Saul.