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Meshullam — a common post-exilic Hebrew name meaning 'repaid, recompensed,' borne by at least nine distinct individuals
Meshullam is one of the most frequently recurring proper names in post-exilic literature, borne by at least nine distinct individuals across Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. The name derives from the Pual passive of shalem ('to be complete, at peace'), yielding the sense 'one who has been recompensed' or 'devoted, made whole.' The earliest bearer is a grandfather of Shaphan the scribe during Josiah's reform (2 Kgs 22:3). Others include a son of Zerubbabel (1 Chr 3:19), a Gadite clan head (1 Chr 5:13), multiple Benjamites (1 Chr 8:17; 9:7-8; Neh 11:7), and several priests and Levites involved in the restoration (1 Chr 9:11-12; 2 Chr 34:12; Ezra 8:16; 10:15; Neh 3:4, 6, 30; 10:7, 20; 12:13, 25, 33). Two Meshullams worked on rebuilding the Jerusalem wall under Nehemiah. The Septuagint renders the name as Mesoulam or Mosollam. Spanish 'Mesulam' and French 'Meschullam' show minor transliteration variation.
Senses
1. Meshullam — A Hebrew proper name meaning 'repaid' or 'devoted,' derived from the root shalem. Applied to at least nine distinct persons: the grandfather of scribe Shaphan (2 Kgs 22:3), a son of Zerubbabel (1 Chr 3:19), a Gadite chief (1 Chr 5:13), Benjamite clan heads (1 Chr 8:17; 9:7-8), priests and Levites serving in temple or reform contexts (1 Chr 9:11-12; 2 Chr 34:12; Ezra 8:16; 10:15), and wall-builders under Nehemiah (Neh 3:4, 6, 30). The name's frequency reflects its popularity in the Persian-period Judahite community. LXX Mesoulam/Mosollam. 25×
AR["مَشُلاَّم", "مَشُلَّام", "مَشُلَّامَ", "مَشُلَّامُ", "مَشُلّام", "مَشُلّامُ", "وَ-مَشُلّام", "وَمَشُلَّام"]·ben["ও-মশুল্লাম", "মশুল্লম", "মশুল্লমের", "মশুল্লাম", "মশুল্লামের"]·DE["Meschullam", "Meshullam", "und-Meschullam", "von-vergalt"]·EN["Meshullam", "and-Meshullam"]·FR["Meschullam", "Meshullam", "et-Meschullam"]·heb["ו-משלם", "משולם", "משלם"]·HI["और-मशुल्लाम", "मशुल्लाम", "मशुल्लाम-का", "मशुल्लाम-की"]·ID["Mesulam", "dan-Mesulam"]·IT["Meshullam", "e-Meshullam"]·jav["Mesulam", "Mésulam", "lan-Mésulam"]·KO["그-와-므술람", "그리고-므숸람", "메쉘람이", "메쉴람", "메쉴람의", "므술람", "므술람과", "므술람의", "므숸람"]·PT["Meshulam", "Meshullam", "e-Meshulam"]·RU["Мешуллам", "Мешуллама", "и-Мешуллам"]·ES["Meshulam", "Mesulam", "y-Mesulam"]·SW["Meshulamu", "na-Meshulamu"]·TR["Mesullam", "Meşullam", "Meşullam'nın", "Meşullam'ın", "ve-Meşullam"]·urd["اور-مشلام", "مشلام", "مشلام-کا", "مشلام-کی", "مشُلّام"]
2 Kgs 22:3, 1 Chr 3:19, 1 Chr 5:13, 1 Chr 8:17, 1 Chr 9:7, 1 Chr 9:8, 1 Chr 9:11, 1 Chr 9:12, 2 Chr 34:12, Ezra 8:16, Ezra 10:15, Ezra 10:29 (+13 more)
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
† מְשֻׁלָּם n.pr.m. Μεσουλαμ, Μοσολλαμ, etc.: 1. grandfather of Shaphan 2 K 22:3. 2. son of Zerub. 1 Ch 3:19. 3. in Benj.: a. 8:17, perhaps = b. 9:7. c. v 8. d. Ne 11:7. 4. in Gad 1 Ch 5:13. 5. wall-builders: a. Ne 3:4, 30. b. 3:6. 6. a chief 10:21. 7. priests (distinctions in part obscure): a. 1 Ch 9:11; Ne 11:11; 12:13 (perhaps = שַׁלּוּם 11). b. 1 Ch 9:12. c. Ne 10:8. d. Ne 12:6. e. v 33. 8. Levites: a. 2 Ch 34:12. b. Ezr 8:16; 10:15; Ne 8:14. c. 12:25 (= שַׁלּוּם 12 a). 9. Ezr 10:29.