H4258H

מַחֲלַת

ma.cha.latN:N-F-P

Mahalath

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.18; daughter of: Jerimoth (H3406N) and Abihail (H0032J); married to Rehoboam (H7346); mother of: Jeush (H3266K), Shemariah (H8114H), Zaham (H2093) § Mahalath = "stringed instrument" 1) daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the 1st, of king Rehoboam the grandson of king David 2) daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. מַחֲלַת

proper name, feminine 1. daughter of Ishmael Gen 28:9, ᵐ5 Μαελεθ.
2. granddaughter of David 2Chr 11:18, ᵐ5 Μολλαθ; ᵐ5L Μαελλεθ.


מְחֹלַת see מְחוֺלָה below I. חול.


1 occurrence