The meaning of “מַחְלָה”
Understanding Machlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Mahlah. - § Mahlah = "disease" - Machlah, the name apparently of two Israelitesses 1) the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelop...
מַחְלָה
Mahlah. - § Mahlah = "disease" - Machlah, the name apparently of two Israelitesses 1) the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh 2) a Gileadite
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 26:33 | “And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.” Word: מַחְלָה (Machlâh) | |
| Numbers 27:1 | “Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.” Word: מַחְלָה (Machlâh) | |
| Numbers 36:11 | “For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:” Word: מַחְלָה (Machlâh) | |
| Joshua 17:3 | “But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.” Word: מַחְלָה (Machlâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 7:18 | “And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.” Word: מַחְלָה (Machlâh) |