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Malluch

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4409

מַלּוּךְ

mal.lukh — Malluch

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.27 § Malluch or Melicu = "counsellor" 1) a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah 2) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) a descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5) one of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2811

חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ

cha.shav.yah — Hashabiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.45; son of: Amaziah (H0558I); father of: Malluch (H4409) § Hashabiah = "Jehovah has considered" 1) a Merarite Levite 2) the 4th of the 6 sons of Jeduthun who had charge of the 12th course 3) one of the descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath 4) the son of Kemuel, who was prince of the tribe of Levi in the time of David 5) a Levite, one of the chiefs of his tribe who officiated for Josiah at his great passover feast 6) a Merarite Levite, one of the chief priests who accompanied Ezra from Babylon; ruler of half the circuit of Keilah and one who repaired a portion of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. He sealed the covenant of reformation after the return from captivity 7) a Levite, son of Bunni in the time of Nehemiah 8) a Levite, son of Mattaniah in the time of Nehemiah 9) a priest of the family of Hilkiah in the days of Joiakim, son of Jeshua

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5660

עַבְדִּי

av.di — Abdi

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.44; son of: Malluch (H4409); father of: Kishi (H7029) § Abdi = "servant of Jehovah" 1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer 2) a Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 3) one of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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Historical dictionary entry

Reigned over, or reigning. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 6:44). (2.) A priest who returned from Babylon (Neh. 12:2). (3.) Ezra 10:29. (4.) Ezra 10:32

Scripture references

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

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