Strong H4444מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ

Malchi-shua

Transliteration: malkîyshûa‛
Pronunciation: mal-kee-shoo'-ah
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H4428 and H7769; king of wealth;
{Malkishua} an Israelite: - Malchishua.

Meaning of the name

Malchishua or Melchishua = "my king is wealth"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49;
son of: Saul (H7586G) and Ahinoam (H293);
brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H41H), Merab (H4764) and Michal (H4324);
half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (H378), Armoni (H764) and Mephibosheth (H4648H)

In the biblical story

Malchi-shua

Son of King Saul, killed in battle against the Philistines.

Malchi-shua, a son of King Saul, was killed in battle against the Philistines (1Sa.14.49; 31.2; 1Ch.8.33; 9.39; 10.2).

In the Bible

Strong H4444 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

shua5

First verses

1 Samuel 14:49
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi–shua: 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, Saul’s sons.
1 Chronicles 8:33
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.
1 Chronicles 9:39
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, 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, the sons of Saul.

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