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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
harp
). (1) Wife of
Esau
(
Gen. 28:9
9
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. (Genesis 28:9)
). (2) Wife of
Rehoboam
(
2 Chron. 11:18
18
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; (2 Chronicles 11:18)
). (3) The tune or the instrument (Psa. 53; 88, titles).
“Mahalath” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Daughter
of
Ishmael
and wife of
Esau
(
Gen. 28:9
9
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. (Genesis 28:9)
). See
BASHEMATH
.
2.
Daughter of
Jerimoth
and wife of
Rehoboam
(
2 Chron. 11:18
18
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; (2 Chronicles 11:18)
).
3.
Name in the title of Psalm 53. Its meaning is not known. Some suppose that a mournful tune is referred to, or that it was written for a
time
of sorrow. Gesenius takes it as a
harp
or stringed instrument.
“Mahalath Leannoth” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
This occurs in the title of Psalm 88. The psalm is very solemn, and these words are supposed to appoint it to be sung to a mournful strain.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
4257
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
machalath
Phonic:
makh-al-ath’
Meaning:
from
2470
; sickness; Machalath, probably the title (initial word) of a popular song
KJV Usage:
Mahalath
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
making sick: sickness: appeasing
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Sickness; the spiritual malady of the sons of men:―[MALAH], Psa. 53: Title. {Morbus}
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