Encyclopedia of The Bible – Malcam
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Malcam

MALCAM măl’ kăm (מַלְכָּֽם). 1. A Benjaminite (1 Chron 8:9 KJV MALCHAM).

2. In Zephaniah 1:5 MALCAM (ASV; KJV MALCHAM) may be the name of an idol, or the word may mean “their king.” The RSV renders it MILCOM. In Jeremiah 49:1, 3 the ASV has MALCAM (KJV THEIR KING; RSV MILCOM).