Hebrew word · H4244

מַחְלָה

machlah

Mahlah

Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33;

daughter of: Zelophehad (H6765);

sister of: Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295), Milcah (H4435H) and Tirzah (H8656)

§ Mahlah = "disease"

1) the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh

2) a Gileadite

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Numbers · 3

  1. Numbers 26:33 מַחְלָ֣ה [was] Mahlah

    Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

  2. Numbers 27:1 מַחְלָ֣ה Mahlah

    Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

  3. Numbers 36:11 מַחְלָ֣ה Mahlah

    Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.

Joshua · 1

  1. Joshua 17:3 מַחְלָ֣ה Mahlah

    But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

    Here: The eldest, always named first except in Numbers 36:11 where the order shifts. The name's meaning is uncertain (perhaps linked to roots for 'weakness' or 'dance').

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:18 מַחְלָֽה׃ Mahlah

    His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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