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Lexicon :: Strong's H4244 - maḥlâ

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מַחְלָה
Transliteration
maḥlâ
Pronunciation
makh-law'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

מַחְלָה Machlâh, makh-law'; from H2470; sickness; Machlah, the name apparently of two Israelitesses:—Mahlah.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H4244 in the following manner: Mahlah (4x), Mahalah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H4244 in the following manner: Mahlah (4x), Mahalah (1x).
  1. Mahlah = "disease"

    1. the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh

    2. a Gileadite

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחְלָה Machlâh, makh-law'; from H2470; sickness; Machlah, the name apparently of two Israelitesses:—Mahlah.
STRONGS H4244: Abbreviations
מַחְלָה proper name, feminine
1. a daughter of Zelophehad Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3, Greek Version of the LXX Μα(α)λ(α)α.
2. a Gileadite name (possibly masculine) 1 Chronicles 7:18 Greek Version of the LXX Μαελα, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Μααλαθ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

26:33; 27:1; 36:11

Joshua

17:3

1 Chronicles

7:18

H4244

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4244 matches the Hebrew מַחְלָה (maḥlâ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:33 - (One of Hepher’s descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters’ names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:1 - One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:11 - Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all married cousins on their father’s side.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:3 - However, Zelophehad, a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:18 - Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
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