מַחֲלַתMachălath

Machalath, the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess

Pronunciation: makh-al-ath' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4258

Meanings

1. daughter of Ishmael (Genesis 28:9)

2. granddaughter of David (2 Chronicles 11:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 28:9 So Esau visited his uncle Ishmael’s family and married one of Ishmael’s daughters, in addition to the wives he already had. His new wife’s name was Mahalath. She was the sister of Nebaioth and the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son.
  • 2 Chronicles 11:18 Rehoboam married his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab son of Jesse.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).