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Malcam

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4445

מַלְכָּם

mal.kam — Malcam

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.9; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hodesh (H2321); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821), Abitub (H0036) and Elpaal (H0508) § Milcom = "great king" a Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H508

אֶלְפַּ֫עַל

el.pa.al — Elpaal

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.11; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hushim (H2366A); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821) and Abitub (H0036); father of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Shemed (H8106B), Beriah (H1283I), Shema (H8087I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Hizki (H2395), Heber (H2268J), Ishmerai (H3461), Izliah (H3152), Jobab (H3103K) § Elpaal = "God is maker" a Benjamite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2321

חֹ֫דֶשׁ

cho.desh — Hodesh

A womanof the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.9; married to Shaharaim (H7842); mother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634) and Mirmah (H4821) § Hodesh = "new moon" the wife of Shaharaim, a Benjamite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3263

יְעוּץ

ye.uts — Jeuz

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.10; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hodesh (H2321); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821), Abitub (H0036) and Elpaal (H0508) § Jeuz = "counsellor" head of a house of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H36

אֲבִיטוּב

a.vi.tuv — Abitub

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.11; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hushim (H2366A); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821) and Elpaal (H0508) § Abitub = "my father is good(ness)" son of Shaharaim, a Benjamite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4331

מֵישָׁא

me.sah — Mesha

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.9; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hodesh (H2321); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821), Abitub (H0036) and Elpaal (H0508) § Mesha = "freedom" a Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh who bore him in the land of Moab

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4821

מִרְמָה

mir.mah — Mirmah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.10; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hodesh (H2321); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Abitub (H0036) and Elpaal (H0508) § Mirma = "fraud" a Benjamite born in the land of Moab

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6644

צִבְיָא

tsiv.ya — Zibia

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.9; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hodesh (H2321); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821), Abitub (H0036) and Elpaal (H0508) § Zibia = "roe" a Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by wife Hodesh

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7634

שָֽׂכְיָה

shov.yah — Sachia

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.10; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hodesh (H2321); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Mirmah (H4821), Abitub (H0036) and Elpaal (H0508) § Shachia = "announcement" a Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7842

שַׁחֲרַ֫יִם

sha.cha.ra.yim — Shaharaim

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.8; married to Hushim (H2366A), Baara (H1199) and Hodesh (H2321); father of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Malcam (H4445A), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821), Abitub (H0036), Elpaal (H0508) § Shaharaim = "double dawn" a Benjamite, father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcham, Jeuz, Shachia, Mirma, Abitub, and Elpaal

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Historical dictionary entry

(2 Sam. 12:30, Heb., R.V., “their king;” Jer. 49:1, 3, R.V.; Zeph. 1:5), the national idol of the Ammonites. When Rabbah was taken by David, the crown of this idol was among the spoils. The weight is said to have been “a talent of gold” (above 100 lbs.). The expression probably denotes its value rather than its weight. It was adorned with precious stones.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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