4244. Machlah
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Machlah: Mahlah

Original Word: מַחְלָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Machlah
Pronunciation: makh-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-law')
Definition: Mahlah
Meaning: Machlah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mahlah

From chalah; sickness; Machlah, the name apparently of two Israelitesses -- Mahlah.

see HEBREW chalah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a daughter of Zelophehad, also a Gileadite
NASB Translation
Mahlah (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַחְלָה proper name, feminine 1. a daughter of Zelophehad Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3, ᵐ5 Μα(α)λ(α)α.

2 a Gileadite name (possibly masculine) 1 Chronicles 7:18 ᵐ5 Μαελα, ᵐ5L Μααλαθ.

[מַחֲלֶה], מַחֲלָה see I. חלה.

מְחֹלָה, see I. חול. [מְחִלָּה] see I. חלל

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלָה (chalal), which can mean "to be sick" or "to be weak."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Machlah, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Machlah is used as a feminine proper name in the Hebrew Bible. It appears in the context of genealogies and narratives concerning inheritance.

Context: Machlah is one of the daughters of Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. She is mentioned in the context of a significant legal precedent regarding inheritance rights for women. The daughters of Zelophehad, including Machlah, approached Moses and the leaders of Israel to request an inheritance in the Promised Land, as their father had died without leaving a male heir. Their plea was granted by divine command, establishing a legal provision for daughters to inherit if there were no sons. This account is found in Numbers 26:33, 27:1-11, 36:11, and Joshua 17:3. The narrative highlights themes of justice, equality, and the importance of preserving family inheritance within the tribes of Israel.

Forms and Transliterations
מַחְלָ֣ה מַחְלָֽה׃ מחלה מחלה׃ machLah maḥ·lāh maḥlāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 26:33
HEB: בְּנ֣וֹת צְלָפְחָ֔ד מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה
NAS: of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah,
KJV: of Zelophehad [were] Mahlah, and Noah,
INT: of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah Noah Hoglah

Numbers 27:1
HEB: שְׁמ֣וֹת בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה נֹעָ֔ה וְחָגְלָ֥ה
NAS: of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah
KJV: of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah,
INT: are the names of his daughters Mahlah Noah and Hoglah

Numbers 36:11
HEB: וַתִּהְיֶ֜ינָה מַחְלָ֣ה תִרְצָ֗ה וְחָגְלָ֧ה
NAS: Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah,
KJV: For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah,
INT: become Mahlah Tirzah Hoglah

Joshua 17:3
HEB: שְׁמ֣וֹת בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה
NAS: of his daughters: Mahlah and Noah,
KJV: of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah,
INT: are the names of his daughters Mahlah and Noah Hoglah

1 Chronicles 7:18
HEB: אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר וְאֶת־ מַחְלָֽה׃
NAS: Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.
KJV: Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
INT: Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4244
5 Occurrences


maḥ·lāh — 5 Occ.















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