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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4258 - מַחֲלַת

Transliteration

Machălath

Phonetics

makh-al-ath'

Origin

the same as (H4257)

Parts of Speech

proper feminine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Mahalath = "stringed instrument"
1. daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the 1st, of king Rehoboam the grandson of king David
2. daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

BSB (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

CSB (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

ESV (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

KJV (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

LEB (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

LSB (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

N95 (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

NAS (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Genesis 1

2 Chronicles 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. מַחֲלַת proper name, feminine 1. daughter of Ishmael Genesis 28:9, ᵐ5 Μαελεθ.

2 granddaughter of David 2 Chronicles 11:18, ᵐ5 Μολλαθ; ᵐ5^L Μαελλεθ.

מְחֹלַת see מְחוֺלָה below I. חול.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מַחֲלַת m. (from the root חָלָח, Eth. ኀለየ፡ to sing, ψάλλειν), a harp, or stringed instrument, Psalms 53:1, 88:1 compare Eth. ማኀልት፡ a song, also κιθάρα. see Ethiopic version, Genesis 4:21. The signification of singing, in this root, arises from that of soothing, see Kal No. 1, and Piel.

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List of Word Forms

מָ֣חֲלַ֔ת מָחֲלַ֣ת ׀ מחלת machaLat