Malachiמלאכי
In the Bible
The prophet Malachi (מלאכי) — first attested in Mal 1:1 (13 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיַ֖ד מַלְאָכִֽי׃
A pronouncement: The word of G<small>OD</small> to Israel through Malachi.
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Malachi (מלאכי) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| ם | 40 | 4 |
| ל | 30 | 3 |
| א | 1 | 1 |
| ך | 20 | 2 |
| י | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 101 | 2 |
Stellar letters
The 5-consonant name needs its 2 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Malachi appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Malachi or Malachias is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. It is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, because it means "messenger"; it has been assumed to be a pseudonym. According to Jewish tradition, Malachi's true identity is Ezra the scribe.
Facts
| Burial place | Tomb of the Prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, Jerusalem |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Identity | The editors of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia implied that Malachi, also known as Malachias, prophesied after Haggai and Zechariah and speculated that he delivered his prophecies about 420 BC, after the second return of Nehemiah from Persia, or possibly before his return. |
| Name | Because the name Malachi does not occur elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, some scholars doubt whether it is intended to be the personal name of the prophet. |
| Date | Opinions vary as to the prophet's exact date, but nearly all scholars agree that Malachi prophesied during the Persian period, and after the reconstruction and dedication of the Second Temple in 516 BC. |
| Message | According to biblical scholar W. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Malachi, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| From the rising to the setting of the sun, my name great among the nations | Mal 1:11 |
| I send my messenger to prepare the way before me | Mal 3:1 |
| Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of YHWH | Mal 4:5 |