Mahlah
Mahlah, a daughter of Zelophehad, received an inheritance among her brothers.
The name Mahlah means “Mahli, Mahlon, same as Mahali”
FemaleTribe of ManassehEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books5 verses
Summary
A woman from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 26:33; only referred to as Mahlah (מַחְלָה); daughter of Zelophehad; a sister of Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- מַחְלָהMahlah
Mentions
Includes 1 verse that refer to Mahlah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- 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
- Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.
- Numbers 36:12Referred to, not namedThey married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.
- 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.