Malachi

For the prophetic book, see Book of Malachi. For other uses, see Malachi (disambiguation).
Prophet
Malachi
מַלְאָכִי
The Prophet Malachi, painting by Duccio di Buoninsegna, c. 1310–1311 (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena Cathedral)
Burial placeTomb of the Prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, Jerusalem

Malachi (/ˈmæləkaɪ/ ⓘ; Hebrew: מַלְאָכִי‎, Modern: Malʾaḵī, Tiberian: Malʾāḵī, "my messenger"), also known as Malachias,[1] is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. According to the 1897 Easton's Bible Dictionary, it is possible that Malachi is not a proper name; because it simply means "messenger", many assume it to be a pseudonym.[2] Jewish tradition states that the real identity of Malachi is Ezra the scribe.[3]

  1. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Malachias". www.newadvent.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. ^ Malachi Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine at the Easton's Bible Dictionary
  3. ^ "Ezra the Scribe by Mendel Adelman, Chabad.org". Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.