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Male given name
Meshullam is a biblical masculine
name meaning "Befriended".
In the
Hebrew Bible , the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters:
One of the chief
Gadites in
Bashan during the time of Jotham (
1 Chronicles
5:13 ).
Grandfather of
Shaphan , "the scribe", in the reign of Josiah (
2 Kings
22:3 ).
A priest, father of Hilkiah (
1 Chronicles
9:11 ),(
Nehemiah
11:11 ), in the reign of
Ammon ; called Shallum in (
1 Chronicles
6:12 ).
A Levite of the family of Kohath (
2 Chronicles
34:12 ), in the reign of Josiah.
A son of Elpaal. (
1 Chronicles
8:17 ).
One of two sons of
Zerubbabel , the other being Hananiah. (
1 Chronicles 3:19 )
A priest, head of the House of Ezra. (
Nehemiah
12:13 ).
A chief priest (
Nehemiah
12:16 ).
One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (
Ezra
8:16 ).
A priest (
1 Chronicles
9:12 ).
One of the principal Israelites who supported
Ezra when expounding the law to the people (
Nehemiah
8:4 ).
See also
List of people with the name Meshullam
Israel Meshullam Solomon (1723–1794), born as Israel Meshullam Zalman Emden in Altona near Hamburg, Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and rabbi of the
Hambro Synagogue
Meshullam Feivush Heller of Zbarazh (c.1742–1794), author of several Hasidic sefarim including the Yosher Divrei Emes
Meshulam Fayish Tzvi (Herman) Gross or Grosz (1863–1947), businessman, inventor, learned layman, and author
Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel (
c. 1547 –1617), Polish rabbi
Meshullam HaKohen ben Ya'akov , also known as Rabbeinu Meshullam haGodol (Rabbi Meshullam the Great), Franco-Jewish Talmudist of the twelfth century CE
Moshe Meshullam Halevy Horowitz (1832–1894), Galician rabbi
Yerucham ben Meshullam (1290–1350), prominent rabbi and posek during the period of the Rishonim
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