A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Mal.1.1

§ Malachi = "My messenger"

the prophet who wrote the last book of the Old Testament; nothing else is known

מַלְאָכִי n.pr.m Mal 1:1 3:1 Malachi appar. but in fact not historical name of author, nor pseudonym for Ezra; prob. a conjecture based on; so many moderns; see Dr Intr.