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מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ

𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏

Malekishua

H4444 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מלך, שוע rule, reign, be king, deliver, help, save

Definition

A personal name meaning 'My king is deliverance' or 'My king saves.' Used as the name of one of King Saul's sons in the Hebrew Bible. The lexical sense is a theophoric or honorific name formed by combining 'king' (melek) and a term related to 'deliverance' or 'help' (shua).

Semantic Range

Israelite personal name; 'my king is deliverance'; 'my king saves'; son of Saul

Root / Etymology

Compound of מֶלֶךְ (melek, 'king') and שׁוּעַ (shua, related to 'deliverance' or 'salvation'). The root of שׁוּעַ is debated, but is commonly connected with יָשַׁע (yasha‘, 'to save, deliver'). Thus, the name connotes 'my king is deliverance' or 'the king saves.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ refers specifically to one of the sons of King Saul, slain at the battle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 14:49; 31:2; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:39). The form is typical of Israelite personal names, which often combine an element denoting deity or authority ('king') and a verb or noun indicating protection, salvation, or strength. The translation 'king of wealth' (as per Strong's) is based on an uncertain association with שׁוּעַ meaning 'wealth'; this connection is not supported by modern lexicography. English tradition renders the name as 'Malchishua,' but this is a transliteration rather than a translation. There is no evidence the name was used with a specific religious meaning in the time of Saul; rather, it reflects the broader cultural use of the root elements in personal names during the monarchic period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from מֶלֶךְ and שׁוּעַ; king of wealth; Malkishua, an Israelite; Malchishua.

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Root Family

מלך, שוע (m-l-k; sh-w-ʿ) — rule, reign, be king; deliver, help, save

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1340 בַּת־שׁוּעַ My King Is Deliverance
H7774 שׁוּעָא My King is Deliverance

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4444-02 שׁ֑וּעַ shua HNp shua My King Saves 5
H4444-01 מַלְכִּי maleki HNp Malchi My King Saves 4
H4444-03 וּ/מַלְכִּי umaleki HC/Np and Malchi and My-King-Saves 1

Occurrences in Scripture

10 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4444-03 1 Samuel 14:49 וּ/מַלְכִּי umaleki HC/Np and Malchi and My-King-Saves
H4444-02 1 Samuel 14:49 שׁ֑וּעַ shua HNp shua My King Saves
H4444-01 1 Samuel 31:2 מַלְכִּי maleki HNp Malchi My King Saves
H4444-02 1 Samuel 31:2 שׁ֖וּעַ shua HNp Shua My King Saves
H4444-01 1 Chronicles 8:33 מַלְכִּי maleki HNp Malchi My King Saves
H4444-02 1 Chronicles 8:33 שׁ֔וּעַ shua HNp shua My King Saves
H4444-01 1 Chronicles 9:39 מַלְכִּי maleki HNp Malchi My King Saves
H4444-02 1 Chronicles 9:39 שׁ֔וּעַ shua HNp shua My King Saves
H4444-01 1 Chronicles 10:2 מַלְכִּי maleki HNp Malchi My King Saves
H4444-02 1 Chronicles 10:2 שׁ֖וּעַ shua HNp shua My King Saves
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