Malachi

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Malachi

  • /ˈmæləkaɪ/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin Mālāchiās, from Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”), singular form of מַלְאָךְ (mal'akh, “angel; messenger; ambassadors”) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.

proper noun

  1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

    Similar: Mal.

  2. A minor prophet.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. alternative Alternative spelling of Malachy

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name book of the Bible

EspañolMalaquías
한국어말라기 Mallagi
日本語マラキ書 Maraki-sho
中文瑪拉基書 /玛拉基书 Mǎlājīshū
हिन्दीमलाकी malākī
KiswahiliMalaki
PortuguêsMalaquias
FrançaisMalachie
DeutschMalachias
ItalianoMalachi, Malachia
ΕλληνικάΜαλαχίας Malachías
RomânăMalachia
РусскийМала́хия Maláxija
العربيةمَلَاخِيّ malāḵiyy
עבריתמַלְאָכִי Malakhi

name minor prophet

EspañolMalaquías
한국어말라기 mallagi
日本語マラキ Maraki
中文瑪拉基 /玛拉基 mǎlājī
हिन्दीमलाकी malākī
KiswahiliMalaki
PortuguêsMalaquias
FrançaisMalachie
DeutschMalachias
ItalianoMalachi, Malachia
ΕλληνικάΜαλαχίας Malachías
RomânăMalachia
РусскийМала́хия Maláxija
עבריתמַלְאָכִי Malakhi

name male given name

EspañolMalaquías
日本語マラキ Maraki
हिन्दीमैलकाई mailkāī
KiswahiliMalaki
PortuguêsMalaquias
FrançaisMalachie
DeutschMalachias
ItalianoMalachia
ΕλληνικάΜαλαχίας Malachías
RomânăMalachia
РусскийМала́хия Maláxija
עבריתמַלְאָכִי Malakhi

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"Malachi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malachi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Malachi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malachi

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@misc{malachi_2026,
  title = {Malachi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malachi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}