Lexical Definition

‎מַחְלָה‎ Machlâh (makh-law') Mahlah N:N-F-P
from ‎חָלָה‎; sickness

Mahlah.

1) the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh
2) a Gileadite

Usage: 1 form in 4 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
מַחְלָ֣ה Mahlah Num.26.33 • Num.27.1 • Num.36.11 • Josh.17.3

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַחְלָה‎

proper name, feminine 1. a daughter of Zelophehad Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Num 36:11; Josh 17:3, ᵐ5 Μα(α)λ(α)α.

2. a Gileadite name (possibly masculine) 1Chr 7:18 ᵐ5 Μαελα, ᵐ5L Μααλαθ.

[‎מַחֲלֶה‎], ‎מַחֲלָה‎ see I. ‎חלה‎. ‎מְחֹלָה‎, see I. ‎חול‎. [‎מְחִלָּה‎] see I. ‎חלל‎

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Numbers 26:33 · 27:1 · 36:11
Joshua 17:3
1 Chronicles 7:18

Profile

Female • Sister of Noah • Daughter of Zelophehad, who received an inheritance among her brothers.

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Mahlah, a daughter of Zelophehad, received an inheritance among her brothers (Num.26.33; 27.1; 36.11; Jos.17.3).

Mahlah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, a man from the tribe of Manasseh. Zelophehad had no sons, and according to the law, his inheritance would pass to his brothers. However, Mahlah and her sisters approached Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the entire congregation at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. They argued that their father's name should not disappear from his clan because he had no sons and that they should receive an inheritance among their father's relatives. Moses brought their case before God, who agreed with the daughters and instructed Moses to give them property as an inheritance among their father's relatives, setting a precedent for cases where a man died without sons. Mahlah and her sisters received an inheritance in the land of Canaan (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3).

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