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Mahalath
Biblical Persons & Places
Mahalath
Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A woman from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.18;
only referred to as Mahalath (מַחֲלַת);
a daughter of Jerimoth and Abihail;
wife of Rehoboam;
mother of Jeush, Shemariah, Zaham.
Mahalath
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs
A woman of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.28.9;
referred to as Mahalath (מַחֲלַת), or Basemath (KJV= Bashemath) (בָּֽשְׂמַת);
daughter of Ishmael;
a sister of Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah;
wife of Esau;
mother of Reuel.
Strong's Definition
Machalath, the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess
Derivation: the same as H4257 (מַחֲלַת); sickness;
KJV Usage: Mahalath.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Mahalath = "stringed instrument"
1) daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the 1st, of king Rehoboam the grandson of king David
2) daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A woman of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.28.9;
daughter of: Ishmael (H3458);
sister of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305) and Kedemah (H6929); married to Esau (H6215);
mother of: Reuel (H7467); also called Basemath (KJV: Bashemath) at Gen.36.3,4,10,13,17;
Also named: bos.mat (בָּֽשְׂמַת "Basemath" H1315I)
§ Mahalath = "stringed instrument"
1) daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the 1st, of king Rehoboam the grandson of king David
2) daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַחֲלַת
machălath
BDB Definition:
Mahalath = stringed instrument
1) daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the
2) daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau
Part of Speech: noun proper feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H4257
Total KJV Occurrences: 2