Bible Encyclopedia: Mahlah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MAHLAH

ma'-la (machlah "sickness" or "song," etymology doubtful):

(1) Eldest of Zelophehad's 5 daughters (Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1). As Zelophehad, grandson of Manasseh, had no sons, the daughters successfully claimed their father's inheritance. The law was altered in their favor on condition that they married into their father's tribe. They agreed and married their cousins (Numbers 36:11). The whole chapter should be read and compared with Joshua 17:3;, because the decision became a precedent.

(2) Another (the King James Version "Mahalah"), same Hebrew name as above, daughter of Hammoleketh, grand-daughter of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 7:18).

Henry Wallace

Strong's Hebrew

4244. Machlah -- a daughter of Zelophehad, also a Gileadite
... Machlah. 4245 . a daughter of Zelophehad, also a Gileadite. Transliteration: Machlah
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-law') Short Definition: Mahlah. ... Mahlah. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Mahlah

Mahli, Mahlon, same as Mahali

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Mahlah

(disease), the eldest of the five daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh. (Numbers 27:1-11)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Disease, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1-11) who had their father's inheritance, the law of inheritance having been altered in their favour.

Thesaurus

Mahlah (5 Occurrences)
... favour. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MAHLAH. ma'-la ... 18). Henry Wallace.
Multi-Version Concordance Mahlah (5 Occurrences). Numbers 26 ...
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Zelophehad (9 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 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 ...
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Tirzah (17 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 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 ...
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Milcah (10 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 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 ...
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Zeloph'ehad (8 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Makir (17 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Machir (20 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Manas'seh (123 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Mahli (11 Occurrences)

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Daughters (246 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 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 ...
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Bible Concordance

Mahlah (5 Occurrences)

Numbers 26:33 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.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 27:1 Then drew near 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.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 36:11 for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father's brothers' sons.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

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, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Mahlah

Mahlah: Special Legislation in Regard to the Inheritance of

Related Terms

Zelophehad (9 Occurrences)

Tirzah (17 Occurrences)

Milcah (10 Occurrences)

Zeloph'ehad (8 Occurrences)

Makir (17 Occurrences)

Machir (20 Occurrences)

Manas'seh (123 Occurrences)