Machalat מַחֲלַת

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Machalat
מַחֲלַת
Transliterationmachalat
Strong's numberH4258 (H4258G, H4258H)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechname of a woman
GlossMahalath
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inGenesis (1)

Machalat (Hebrew מַחֲלַת, Strong's H4258) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Mahalath”. It occurs 2 times.

Definition

H4258G: Mahalath

A woman of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.28.9;
daughter of: Ishmael (H3458);
sister of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305) and Kedemah (H6929); married to Esau (H6215);
mother of: Reuel (H7467); also called Basemath (KJV: Bashemath) at Gen.36.3,4,10,13,17;
Also named: bos.mat (בָּֽשְׂמַת "Basemath" H1315I)
§ Mahalath = "stringed instrument"
1) daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the 1st, of king Rehoboam the grandson of king David
2) daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau

H4258H: Mahalath

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.18;
daughter of: Jerimoth (H3406N) and Abihail (H0032J); married to Rehoboam (H7346);
mother of: Jeush (H3266K), Shemariah (H8114H), Zaham (H2093)
§ Mahalath = "stringed instrument"
1) daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the 1st, of king Rehoboam the grandson of king David
2) daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVmahalath (2)
BSBmahalath (2)

Verses

Every verse with Machalat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

2 Chronicles

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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