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mᵊlaṭyā מְלַטְיָה ‘Melatiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from meleṭ מֶ֫לֶט ‘mortar’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: מלט יה

mᵊlaṭyā pr n m pers
Melatiah = "Jehovah delivered"
1) a Gibeonite who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem

Mentioned in Nehemiah 3:7

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