Malachi

English

Etymology

From Latin Mālāchiās, from Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי‎ (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”), singular form of מַלְאָךְ‎ (mal'akh, “angel; messenger; ambassadors”) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæləkaɪ/
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Proper noun

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Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

  1. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Mal.
  2. (biblical) A minor prophet.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew mostly used in Ireland as an anglicization of two Gaelic names.

Descendants

  • → Fijian: Malakai
  • → Tongan: Malakai

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