Save Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts מַלְכִּיָּה(Ancient Hebrew) Other Forms FormsMalchijah, Malkijah, Melchiah, Melchias Meaning & History Means "Yahweh is king" in Hebrew, from מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Several persons in the Old Testament bore this name.