mach.li identifies the Mahlite family group in Levite clan lists.

The attested form identifies the Mahlite family group within lists of Levite clans and families, including a family belonging to Merari.

1. Mahlite family designation · dominant

   In Numbers 26:58, the masculine singular gentilic occurs among the clans of the Levites; the APB renders the list with “the clan of the Mahlites.” In Numbers 3:33, the same form identifies a family belonging to Merari, rendered “the family of the Mahlite.”

   Numbers 26:58Numbers 3:33

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the designation as “the clan of the Mahlites” in Numbers 26:58 and “the family of the Mahlite” in Numbers 3:33. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.