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Malkam (personal name of a Benjamite)
A Benjamite listed in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 8:9. His name possibly means 'their king,' though it should not be confused with Milcom, the Ammonite deity. This Malkam appears in the complex genealogical records of Benjamin's descendants, part of Chronicles' effort to document pre-exilic tribal structures for the post-exilic community seeking to reclaim its heritage.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Benjamite genealogy in 1 Chronicles 8:9 includes Malkam among the descendants. His name appears distinctly in English ('Malkam') and Spanish ('Malcam'), distinguishing him from the deity Milcom mentioned elsewhere. The Septuagint variants (Melchas, Melcham, Melchom) show ancient uncertainty about the exact pronunciation, but he remains identified as a Benjamite ancestor. 1×
AR["مَلْكَام"]·ben["মল্কাম"]·DE["ihr-Koenig"]·EN["Malkam"]·FR["[מלכם]"]·heb["מלכם"]·HI["मल्काम"]·ID["Malkam"]·IT["[מלכם]"]·jav["Malkham"]·KO["말감"]·PT["Malcam"]·RU["Малхама"]·ES["Malcam"]·SW["Malkamu"]·TR["Malkam'ı"]·urd["ملکام"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַלְכָּם n.pr.m. a Benjamite 1 Ch 8:9. 𝔊B Μελχας, A Μελχαμ, 𝔊L Μελχομ. On Je 49:1, 3 Zp 1:5 v. מִלְכֹּם.