H4444: מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ
Malkîyshûwaʻ · pronounced mal-kee-shoo'-ah · “Malchi-shua”
Definition
Malkishua, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Malchishua.
Word origin: from H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) and H7769 (שׁוּעַ); king of wealth;
Extended definition
son of: Saul (H7586G) and Ahinoam (H0293);
brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Merab (H4764) and Michal (H4324);
half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (H0378), Armoni (H0764) and Mephibosheth (H4648H)
§ Malchishua or Melchishua = "my king is wealth"
a son of king Saul of Israel
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4444 is translated
- malki- ×5
- shua ×5
Bible verses with H4444 (Malkîyshûwaʻ)
Malkîyshûwaʻ appears in 5 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.