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Malachi

American  
[mal-uh-kahy] / ˈmæl əˌkaɪ /
Douay Bible, Malachias

noun

  1. a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.

  2. the book of the Bible bearing his name. Mal.


Malachi British  
/ ˈmæləˌkaɪ /

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet of the 5th century bc

  2. Douay spelling: Malachias.  the book containing his oracles

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First, there’s true freshman phenom receiver Malachi Toney, who dropped exactly zero balls during the regular season and has two clutch touchdowns during the playoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The creator of ‘Peaky Blinders’ is back on his Victorian turf with a story of bare-knuckle boxing in East London, starring Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Malachi Kirby.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Malachi Luis Garcia survived two nights in the freezing San Gabriel Mountains after losing track of his friends while snowboarding at Mountain High Resort.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Malachi Robey breaks loose for first down with 1:48 left.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2024

The Rev. Malachi Hill, the originator of the entertainment, was distributing programmes, his face beaming with pleasure as he surveyed the assemblage.

From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore