Given name
Malchi-shua
“the king is salvation”·“king of help”·“my king is opulence”
Malchi-shua is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “the king is salvation.”
Original Hebrewמלכי־שוע
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Malchi-shua is thought to mean “the king is salvation,” “king of help” or “my king is opulence.”
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Where it comes from
Malchi-shua is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew noun melek (מלך), “king,” and the Hebrew verb yasha' (ישע), “to save.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Malchi-shua appears in 1 Samuel 14:49, 1 Chronicles 8:33.
- 1 Samuel 14:49
- 1 Chronicles 8:33
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Malchi-shua’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Isaiahshares a root
- Hoseashares a root
- Osheashares a root
- Jeshuashares a root
- Elimelechshares a root
- Melchizedekshares a root
- Milcahshares a root
- Jeshaiahshares a root
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- Melechshares a root
- Melchishares a root
- Malchijahshares a root
- Hoshaiahshares a root
- Hosheashares a root
- Regemmelechshares a root
- Molochshares a root
- Molechshares a root
- Milcomshares a root
- Malluchishares a root
- Malchusshares a root
- Malchiramshares a root
- Malchielshares a root
- Ebed-melechshares a root
- Anammelechshares a root
- Ahimelechshares a root
- Adrammelechshares a root
- Abimelechshares a root
- Malcamshares a root
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