Meshullam
Meshullam is a Biblical masculine name meaning "Befriended".
In the Hebrew Bible, the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters:
- One of the chief Gadites in Bashan during the time of Jotham.
- Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe", in the reign of Josiah.
- A priest, father of Hilkiah,, in the reign of Ammon; called Shallum in.
- A Levite of the family of Kohath, in the reign of Josiah.
- A son of Elpaal..
- One of two sons of Zerubbabel, the other being Hananiah.
- A priest, head of the House of Ezra..
- A chief priest.
- One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra.
- A priest.
- One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people.
List of people with the name Meshullam
- Israel Meshullam Solomon, born as Israel Meshullam Zalman Emden in Altona near Hamburg, Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and rabbi of the Hambro Synagogue
- Meshullam Feivush Heller of Zbarazh, author of several Hasidic sefarim including the Yosher Divrei Emes
- Meshulam Fayish Tzvi Gross or Grosz, businessman, inventor, learned layman, and author
- Meshullam HaKohen ben Ya'akov, also known as Rabbeinu Meshullam haGodol, Franco-Jewish Talmudist of the twelfth century CE
- Moshe Meshullam Halevy Horowitz, Galician rabbi
- Yerucham ben Meshullam, prominent rabbi and posek during the period of the Rishonim
