Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
מַחֲלַת
- Transliteration
- machălath
- Pronunciation
- makh-al-ath'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 2
Glosses
Mahalath.
Lexicon definition
'Machalath', probably the title (initial word) of a popular song
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Mahalath
A lute; lyre. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
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- Subject type
- Subject
- Strong’s
- H4257, H4258
- Hebrew
- מַחֲלַת · machălath
Strong’s and original-language information
H4257
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
מַחֲלַת
- Transliteration
- Machălath
- Pronunciation
- makh-al-ath'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 2
Glosses
Mahalath.
Lexicon definition
Machalath, the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess
Greek lexical coverage
No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry
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Complete dictionary entries
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Mahalath
A lute; lyre. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, and third wife of Esau (Gen. 28:9); called also Bashemath (Gen. 36:3). (2.) The daughter of Jerimoth, who was one of David's sons. She was one of Rehoboam's wives (2 Chr. 11:18).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources
Concordance
Strong's Concordance
Mahalath
Indexed occurrences: 4
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All Scripture references4 references
Topical Bible
Nave's Topical Bible
MAHALATH
Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for MAHALATH.
Indexed references: 1
Scripture references:
Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources
Sources
- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
Related UNLEARN Content6 items
Topic
MAHALATH
Nave’s Topical Bible references for MAHALATH.
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Leannoth
For answering; i.e., in singing, occurs in the title to Ps. 88. The title "Mahalath (q.v.) Leannoth" may be rendered "concerning sickness, to be sung" i.e., perhaps, to be sung in sickness.
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Mahalah
Mahalath, sickness; a company of dancers; a harp
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Mahalath Leannoth Maschil
This word leannoth seems to point to some kind of instrument unknown (Ps. 88, title). The whole phrase has by others been rendered, "On the sickness of affliction: a lesson;" or, "Concerning afflictive sickness: a didactic psalm."
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Mahalath Maschil
In the title of Ps. 53, denoting that this was a didactic psalm, to be sung to the accompaniment of the lute or guitar. Others regard this word "mahalath" as the name simply of an old air to which the psalm was to be sung. Others, again, take the word as meaning "sickness," and regard it as alluding to the contents of the psalm.
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Mahalath
A lute; lyre. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, and third wife of Esau (Gen. 28:9); called also Bashemath (Gen. 36:3). (2.) The daughter of Jerimoth, who was one of David's sons. She was one of Rehoboam's wives (2 Chr. 11:18).
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