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Meshullam is a Hebrew biblical masculine name meaning "Befriended". It is appear in bible several times and refer to individual for their loyalty.cite-ref-1[1]

In the Hebrew Bible, the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters:

1. One of the chief Gadites in Bashan during the time of Jotham (1 Chronicles 5:13).

2. Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe", in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:3).

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).

4. A Levite of the family of Kohath (2 Chronicles 34:12), in the reign of Josiah.

5. A son of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:17).

6. One of two sons of Zerubbabel, the other being Hananiah. (1 Chronicles 3:19)

7. A priest, head of the House of Ezra. (Nehemiah 12:13).

8. A chief priest (Nehemiah 12:16).

9. One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (Ezra 8:16).

10. A priest (1 Chronicles 9:12).

11. 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

• References

• List of minor biblical figures, L–Z

• 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

cite-note-11. ↑ citerefeasywords2020Easywords (2020-09-07). "Meshullam Pronunciation". EasyWordz. Retrieved 2025-02-17.

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: citerefeaston1897Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Meshullam". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.