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HebrewH4244Proper Noun (Feminine)

מַחְלָה

mach.lah

5Occurrences
H4244Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Machlah, the name apparently of two Israelitesses

from H2470 (חָלָה); sickness;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

מַחְלָה appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
3
1 Chronicles
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 7:18BSB

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

Joshua 17:3BSB

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.

Numbers 26:33BSB

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

Numbers 27:1BSB

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

Numbers 36:11BSB

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

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