Meanings
proper noun
- biblicalA minor prophet.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- alternativeAlternative spelling of Malachy.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Similar
Origin
- Hebrewמַלְאָכִי
- Ancient GreekΜαλαχίας
- LatinMālāchiās
- EnglishMalachi
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.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Maleagi, Maleagi
- Maleagibook of the Bible
- Maleagiminor prophet
- Maleagimale given name
Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας, Μαλαχίας
- Μαλαχίας (Malakhías)book of the Bible
- Μαλαχίας (Malakhías)minor prophet
- Μαλαχίας (Malakhías)male given name
Arabic مَلَاخِيّ
- مَلَاخِيّ (malāḵiyy)book of the Bible
Basque Malakias, Malakias
- Malakiasbook of the Bible
- Malakiasminor prophet
- Malakiasmale given name
Bengali মালাখি
- মালাখি (malakhi)book of the Bible
Catalan Malaquies, Malaquies
- Malaquiesbook of the Bible
- Malaquiesminor prophet
Chinese Cantonese 瑪拉基書 /玛拉基书, 瑪拉基 /玛拉基
- 瑪拉基書 /玛拉基书 (maa⁵ laai¹ gei¹ syu¹)book of the Bible
- 瑪拉基 /玛拉基 (maa⁵ laai¹ gei¹)minor prophet
Chinese Mandarin 瑪拉基書 /玛拉基书, 瑪拉基 /玛拉基
- 瑪拉基書 /玛拉基书 (Mǎlājīshū)book of the Bible
- 瑪拉基 /玛拉基 (mǎlājī)minor prophet
Czech Malachiáš, Malachiáš
- Malachiášbook of the Bible
- Malachiášminor prophet
- Malachiášmale given name
Danish Malachis, Malachis
- Malachisbook of the Bible
- Malachisminor prophet
- Malachismale given name
Dutch Maleachi, Maleachi
- Maleachibook of the Bible
- Maleachiminor prophet
- Maleachimale given name
Esperanto Malaĥi
- Malaĥiminor prophet
Estonian Malakia, Malakia
- Malakiabook of the Bible
- Malakiaminor prophet
- Malakiamale given name
Finnish Malakian kirja, Malakia
- Malakian kirjabook of the Bible
- Malakiaminor prophet
- Malakiasmale given name
French Malachie, Malachie
- Malachiebook of the Bible
- Malachieminor prophet
- Malachiemale given name
German Malachias, Malachias
- Malachiasbook of the Bible
- Malachiasminor prophet
- Malachiasmale given name
Greek Μαλαχίας, Μαλαχίας
- Μαλαχίας (Malachías)book of the Bible
- Μαλαχίας (Malachías)minor prophet
- Μαλαχίας (Malachías)male given name
Hawaiian Malaki, Malaki
- Malakibook of the Bible
- Malakiminor prophet
- Malakimale given name
Hebrew מַלְאָכִי, מַלְאָכִי
- מַלְאָכִי (Malakhi)book of the Bible
- מַלְאָכִי (Malakhi)minor prophet
- מַלְאָכִי (Malakhi)male given name
Hindi मलाकी, मलाकी
- मलाकी (malākī)book of the Bible
- मलाकी (malākī)minor prophet
- मैलकाई (mailkāī)male given name
Hungarian Malakiás, Malakiás
- Malakiásbook of the Bible
- Malakiásminor prophet
- Malakiásmale given name
Icelandic Malakí, Malakí
- Malakíbook of the Bible
- Malakíminor prophet
- Malakímale given name
Irish Leabhar Mhalaicí, Malaicí
- Leabhar Mhalaicíbook of the Bible
- Malaicíbook of the Bible
- Malaicíminor prophet
- Malaicímale given name
Italian Malachi, Malachia
- Malachibook of the Bible
- Malachiabook of the Bible
- Malachiminor prophet
- Malachiaminor prophet
- Malachiamale given name
Japanese マラキ書, マラキ
- マラキ書 (Maraki-sho)book of the Bible
- マラキ (Maraki)minor prophet
- マラキ (Maraki)male given name
Korean 말라기, 말라기
- 말라기 (Mallagi)book of the Bible
- 말라기 (mallagi)minor prophet
Latin Malachias, Malachias
- Malachiasbook of the Bible
- Malachiasminor prophet
- Malachiasmale given name
Latvian Maleahija, Maleahija
- Maleahijabook of the Bible
- Maleahijaminor prophet
- Maleahijamale given name
Lithuanian Malachijo knyga, Malachijas
- Malachijo knygabook of the Bible
- Malachijasminor prophet
- Malachijasmale given name
Malay Maleakhi
- Maleakhibook of the Bible
Māori Maraki, Maraki
- Marakibook of the Bible
- Marakiminor prophet
- Marakimale given name
Norwegian Malakias, Malaki
- Malakiasbook of the Bible
- Malakibook of the Bible
- Malakiasminor prophet
- Malakiminor prophet
- Malakiasmale given name
- Malakimale given name
Persian ملاکی, مَلاکی
- ملاکیbook of the Bible
- مَلاکیminor prophet
Polish Księga Malachiasza, Malachiasz
- Księga Malachiaszabook of the Bible
- Malachiaszminor prophet
- Malachiaszmale given name
Portuguese Malaquias, Malaquias
- Malaquiasbook of the Bible
- Malaquiasminor prophet
- Malaquiasmale given name
Punjabi ਮਲਾਕੀ
- ਮਲਾਕੀ (malākī)book of the Bible
Romanian Malachia, Malachia
- Malachiabook of the Bible
- Malachiaminor prophet
- Malachiamale given name
Russian Мала́хия, Мала́хия
- Мала́хия (Maláxija)book of the Bible
- Мала́хия (Maláxija)minor prophet
- Мала́хия (Maláxija)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Malachi, Malachi
- Malachibook of the Bible
- Malachiminor prophet
- Malachimale given name
Slovak Malachiáš, Malachiáš
- Malachiášbook of the Bible
- Malachiášminor prophet
- Malachiášmale given name
Spanish Malaquías, Malaquías
- Malaquíasbook of the Bible
- Malaquíasminor prophet
- Malaquíasmale given name
Swahili Malaki, Malaki
- Malakibook of the Bible
- Malakiminor prophet
- Malakimale given name
Swedish Malaki, Malaki
- Malakibook of the Bible
- Malakiminor prophet
- Malakimale given name
Tagalog Malakias, Malakias
- Malakiasbook of the Bible
- Malakiasminor prophet
- Malakiasmale given name
Tamil மலாக்கி
- மலாக்கி (malākki)book of the Bible
Urdu ملاکی
- ملاکیbook of the Bible
Welsh Malachi, Malachi
- Malachibook of the Bible
- Malachiminor prophet
- Malachimale given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Malachi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malachi
MLA
“Malachi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malachi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malachi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malachi.
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