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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 Box Exo 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:20 - Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19 - When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:21 - When you see the young women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wife!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6 - When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:11 - But the officers of Achish were unhappy about his being there. “Isn’t this David, the king of the land?” they asked. “Isn’t he the one the people honor with dances, singing,
‘Saul has killed his thousands,
and David his ten thousands’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:5 - Isn’t this the same David about whom the women of Israel sing in their dances,
‘Saul has killed his thousands,
and David his ten thousands’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:13 - Young Women of Jerusalem
[fn]Return, return to us, O maid of Shulam.
Come back, come back, that we may see you again.

Young Man
Why do you stare at this young woman of Shulam,
as she moves so gracefully between two lines of dancers?[fn]
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