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H4257 מַחֲלַת (machălath) makh-al-ath'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 2470; sickness; Machalath, probably the title (initial word) of a popular song

KJV Usage: Mahalath

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מַחֲלַת (ma.cha.lat) — Mahalath.

Mahalath found in headings of Ps 53:1 and Ps 81:1 meaning uncertain, probably a catchword in a song giving name to tune

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Sing

machalat meaning unsure; possibly: = the name of a song or tune, a musical instrument, or another technical musical term

PSA 53:1 · PSA 88:1

name

Names of People

Mahalath = woman; ◄ daughter of Ishmael; ► wife of Esau

GEN 28:9

Names of People

Mahalath = woman; ◄ daughter of Jerimoth; ► wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah

2CH 11:18

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מַחֲלַת n.f. only in ψ titles; appar. a catchword in a song, giving name to tune base

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