Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4258
מַחֲלַת
ma.cha.lat · “Mahalath”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
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
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
Where it appears
Genesis1
2 Chronicles1
In the text
Genesis 28:9Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.2 Chronicles 11:18And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
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