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מַחְלָה

mach.lahMahlah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman5 occurrences3 books5 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Mahlah: Daughter of Zelophehad's sister
  • Mahlah: Daughter of Zelophehad, who received an inheritance among her brothers

Definition

from H2470; sickness; Machlah, the name apparently of two Israelitesses
Traditional renderings: Mahlah.

Glossary entries

Mahlah Mahalah

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5 total
  1. Numbers 26:33מַחְלָ֣ה · were Mahlah
    Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  2. Numbers 27:1מַחְלָ֣ה · Mahlah
    Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
  3. Numbers 36:11מַחְלָ֣ה · Mahlah
    Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.
  4. Joshua 17:3מַחְלָ֣ה · Mahlah
    But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:18מַחְלָֽה׃ · and Mahlah
    His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.