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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Mahalath


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Mahalath Mahalath

Mahalath is the name of two women in the Bible: a daughter of Ishmael and a granddaughter of David, who becomes the wife of Rehoboam (2 Chr 11:18). This name is identical to a musical term found in the headings of Ps 53 and 88.

The name Mahalath may be derived from the root hala (hala 655-657):
hala (hala 655) means be sick, grieved, sorry. Derivation mahaleh (mahaleh 655b) means disease.
hala (hala 656) means beseech, entreat, pray. TWOTOT places the musical term Mahalath under this meaning, but acknowledges that some scholars derive it from hala (655), and assume a 'sad tune'.
hala (hala 657) is an unused root that yields the derivation hlh (hali 657a), ornament, jewelry.

BDB suggest relations with mehola (mehola 623h), dance, from the verb hul (hul 623), dance, whirl, fear, be in pain. NOBSE goes with mahaleh (mahaleh 655b) and reports that both the name and the musical term mean Sickness.




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