Malachi
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæləkaɪ/
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Proper noun
Malachi
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- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Mal.
- (biblical) A minor prophet.
- A male given name from Hebrew mostly used in Ireland as an anglicization of two Gaelic names.
Descendants
- → Fijian: Malakai
- → English: Malakai (with Tongan Malakai)
- → Tongan: Malakai
- → English: Malakai (with Fijian Malakai)
Translations
book of the Bible
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minor prophet
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male given name
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Anagrams
- Machalí, machila