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Lexicon :: Strong's H4246 - mᵊḥōlâ

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מְחֹלָה
Transliteration
mᵊḥōlâ
Pronunciation
mek-o-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 623h

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מחלה (Strongs and Gesenius) מחולה (Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

מְחֹלָה mᵉchôlâh, mek-o-law'; feminine of H4234; a dance:—company, dances(-cing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H4246 in the following manner: dance (5x), dancing (2x), company (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H4246 in the following manner: dance (5x), dancing (2x), company (1x).

  1. dancing, dance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְחֹלָה mᵉchôlâh, mek-o-law'; feminine of H4234; a dance:—company, dances(-cing).
STRONGS H4246: Abbreviations
† [מְחוֺלָה] noun feminine id.; — construct מְחֹלַת Cant 7:1; plural מְחֹלֹת Exodus 32:19; מְחֹלוֺת Exodus 15:20 + 5 times; dancing, token of joyousness after victory, Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:16; 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 29:5; in worship, at feast Judges 21:21; act of praise to י׳ Exodus 15:20 (song); in idolatrous worship Exodus 32:19 (E); as graceful and beautiful Songs 7:1; accompare by timbrel Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, and by singing Exodus 15:20; 1 Samuel 18:6 (where however read probably Po`lel Participle הַמְּחֹלְלוֺת, compare verb חוּל above; so Greek Version of the LXX We Dr), 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 29:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:20; 15:20; 15:20; 15:20; 32:19; 32:19

Judges

11:34; 11:34; 21:21

1 Samuel

18:6; 18:16; 21:12; 21:12; 29:5; 29:5

Song of Songs

7:1; 7:1

H4246

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4246 matches the Hebrew מְחֹלָה (mᵊḥōlâ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:20 - And Mariam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, having taken a timbrel in her hand—then there went forth all the women after her with timbrels and dances.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19 - And when he drew nigh to the camp, he sees the calf and the dances; and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his hands, and broke them to pieces under the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - And Jephthae came to Massepha to his house; and behold, his daughter came forth to meet him with timbrels and dances; and she was his only child, he had not another son or daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:21 - and ye shall see; and lo! if there come out the daughters of the inhabitants of Selom to dance in dances, then shall ye go out of the vineyards and seize for yourselves every man a wife of the daughters of Selom, and go ye into the land of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6 - And there came out women in dances to meet David out of all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:11 - (LXX 21:12) And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the song to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:5 - Is not this David whom they [fn]celebrated in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:13 - (LXX 7:1) Return, return, O Sunamite; return, return, and we will look at thee. What will ye see in the Sunamite? She comes as bands of armies.
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