Lexicon
מַחְלָה
mach.lah
H4244
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Mahlah

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mach.lah is a personal name borne by a daughter of Zelophehad and by a sister in 1 Chronicles.

The attested form functions as a proper personal name: most occurrences name a daughter of Zelophehad, while 1 Chronicles 7:18 names a sister who bore three sons.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in family lists · dominant

    The noun is tagged Proper in every occurrence. In Numbers 26:33, Numbers 27:1, Joshua 17:3, and Numbers 36:11, the APB renders it among the named daughters of Zelophehad; in 1 Chronicles 7:18, it names the sister who bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the name “Mahlah” in family and genealogical statements. It confirms the name's referential role rather than supplying a lexical translation.

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