# Malachi

> The name attached to the final prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible—though whether it's a name at all or just the word for "messenger" remains an open question. Jewish tradition identifies him as Ezra the scribe; others see only an anonymous voice closing the prophetic canon around 500 BCE.

*Biblical prophet associated with the Book of Malachi*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/malachi

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

The Book of Malachi stands last in the Nevi'im, the Prophets section of the Tanakh, but the author's identity dissolves on inspection. "Malachi" means "my messenger" in Hebrew, and scholars have long suspected it's a placeholder rather than a proper name. Jewish tradition solved the mystery by declaring Malachi to be Ezra the scribe, the great reformer who returned from Babylonian exile. Modern scholarship points to the Persian period, with the oldest layer dating to around 500 BCE and later redactions stretching into the Hellenistic era—a text assembled in stages rather than delivered whole. What's certain is the role assigned by tradition: Malachi closed the age of prophecy, the last voice before centuries of silence.

## Fame
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
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## Topics
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## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5767200)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachi)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Malachi)
- [ملاخى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%89)
- [Maleachi (Buach)](https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleachi_(Buach))
- [Малахія](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%96%D1%8F)
- [Малахия](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%8F)
- [মালাখি](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BF)
- [Malac'hi](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malac'hi)
- [Malaquies (profeta)](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaquies_(profeta))
- [Malachiáš](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachi%C3%A1%C5%A1)
- [Malachi](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachi)
- [Maleachi](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleachi)
- [Μαλαχίας (προφήτης)](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82_(%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%86%CE%AE%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82))
- [Malaĥi (profeto)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mala%C4%A5i_(profeto))
- [Malaquías (profeta)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaqu%C3%ADas_(profeta))
- [Malakias](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malakias)
- [ملاکی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C)
- [Malakia](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malakia)
- [Malachie](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachie)
- [Malaicí](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaic%C3%AD)
- [מלאכי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%99)
- [Malahija](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malahija)
- [Malakiás próféta](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaki%C3%A1s_pr%C3%B3f%C3%A9ta)
- [Maleakhi](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleakhi)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Malachi)
- [Wikiquote](https://guw.wikiquote.org/wiki/Malaki)
- [Wikiquote](https://he.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%99%D7%90)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Malachia_(profeta))
- [Wikiquote](https://sv.wikiquote.org/wiki/Malaki)

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