Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Reigned over, or reigning. ) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 6:44). ) A priest who returned from Babylon (Neh. 12:2). ) Ezra 10:29.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(counsellor).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MAL'LUCH (reigning). A Merarite Levite, ancestor of Ethan. 1 Chr 6:44. Two who had married foreign wives. Ezr 10:29, Jud 1:32. A priest who returned with Zerubbabel, Neh 12:2, and signed the covenant with Nehemiah, Neh 10:4; probably the same as Melicu.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
reigning; counseling