Lexical Definition

‎מוֹלָדָה‎ Môwlâdâh (mo-law-daw') Moladah ^N:N--L
from ‎יָלַד‎; birth

Moladah.

• § Moladah = "birth" or "race"
• Moladah, a place in Palestine

1) a town in the south of Canaan allocated to Judah then reallocated to Simeon

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מוֺלָדָה‎, ‎מֹלָדָה‎ proper name, of a location town in Simeon ‎׳‎‎מוֺל‎ Josh 19:2 = 1Chr 28 inhabited after exile Neh 11:26 name occurs also Josh 15:26 (where probably interpolated from Neh 11:26 see Di); ᵐ5 Μωλαδα, etc.; identified by Rob^{BR ii, 201} Guérin^{Judée iii, 184 ff.} with Tel Tilµ, 4 hours east from Beersheba = Μαλαθα Jos^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 18:6»xviii. 6}, 2; Μαλα(α)θων, Malatha Lag^{Onom. 214. 266. 87. 119}, see also Di

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Moladah • Town in the Negev, allotted to Judah and Simeon

Moladah was a town in the Negev region, allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon, and later inhabited by the people of Judah after the Babylonian exile (Josh 15:26; 19:2; 1 Chr 4:28; Neh 11:26).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.15.26;
• only referred to as Moladah מוֹלָדָה.
  

Moladah was a town located in the Negev region of southern Israel. It was initially allotted to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:26) and later to the tribe of Simeon (Josh 19:2; 1 Chr 4:28). After the Babylonian exile, the town was inhabited by the people of Judah (Neh 11:26). Moladah is mentioned in the lists of towns in the Negev, along with other settlements such as Beersheba, Hormah, and Ziklag. Its exact location is uncertain, but it is believed to be in the vicinity of modern-day Khirbet el-Waten, approximately 15 miles southeast of Beersheba. The name "Moladah" may be derived from the Hebrew word meaning "birth" or "kindred."

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