Mahlah
מַחְלָהStrong’s H4244machlah (mach-lah)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Machlah is the Hebrew word usually translated “mahlah”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.”
Meaning
- The eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh
- A Gileadite
- The eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh
- A Gileadite
How it's translated
- mahlah 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 3
- Joshua 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 27:1Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Numbers 36:11For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
- Joshua 17:3But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- 1 Chronicles 7:18And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
Hebrew dictionary
מַחְלָה machlah · Mahlah
A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33; daughter of: Zelophehad (H6765); sister of: Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295), Milcah (H4435H) and Tirzah (H8656) § Mahlah = "disease" 1) the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh 2) a Gileadite
מַחְלָה machlah · Mahlah
A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.18; her mother was Hammolecheth (H4447); sister of: Ishhod (H0379) and Abiezer (H0044H) § Mahlah = "disease" 1) the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh 2) a Gileadite
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.