HebrewH4259Noun
מְחֹלָתִי
me.cho.la.ti
“Meholathite”
2Occurrences
H4259Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a Mecholathite or inhabitant of Abel-Mecholah
patrial from H65 (אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Someone descended from Meholath(?), first mentioned at § Meholathite = Mehola "of dancing" 1) an inhabitant of a place evidently named 'Meholah' 1a) ascribed to Adriel and Barzillai
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
N:N--LG
Full Description
N:N--LG
Occurrences
מְחֹלָתִי appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Samuel
1
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
1 Samuel 18:19BSB
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
2 Samuel 21:8BSB
But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
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