מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה
𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄
Malekiyah
Malkijah
Personal name meaning 'My king is Yah' or 'The king belongs to Yah'. Used as the name for multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, all Israelites who bear this theophoric name as an indication of religious allegiance or family devotion to YHWH. The word does not signify kingship as an office, but rather expresses the relationship or association of an individual to the deity YHWH through the name, either as a statement of faith or a parental wish for divine patronage.
Jeremiah 21:1 · Word #15
Lexicon H4441
| Lemma | מַלְכִּיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Malekiyah |
| Strong's | H4441 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'My king is Yah' or 'The king belongs to Yah'. Used as the name for multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, all Israelites who bear this theophoric name as an indication of religious allegiance or family devotion to YHWH. The word does not signify kingship as an office, but rather expresses the relationship or association of an individual to the deity YHWH through the name, either as a statement of faith or a parental wish for divine patronage. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Malkijah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4441-02
My King is Yah
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name; compound of מֶלֶךְ (king) with 1cs suffix -ִי ("my") plus the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines מַלְכִּי ("my king," from the root מלך with 1cs suffix) and יָהּ (Yah), forming a theophoric declaration. The rendering preserves the possessive morphology and the relational statement of allegiance to Yah. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Malekiyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to My-King-is-Yah |