“Malluch” means counsellor

1. A Levite of the family of Merari, and ancestor of Ethan the singer (1 Chronicles 6:44)
2. One of the sons of Bani. (Ezra 10:29) and
3. One of the descendants of Harim, (Ezra 10:32) who had married foreign wives.
4. A priest or family of priests. (Nehemiah 10:4) and
5. One of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:27)
6. One of the families of priests who returned with Zerubbabel, (Nehemiah 12:2) probably the same as No. 4.