Strong H4258H4258Gמַחֲלַת
Mahalath
One of the 2 senses of Strong H4258
- Transliteration
- machălath
- Pronunciation
- makh-al-ath'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
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 (H110), 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)
daughter of: Ishmael (H3458);
sister of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H110), 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)
Meaning of the name
Mahalath = "stringed instrument"
General definition
The smae as H4257; sickness;
{Machalath} the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess: - Mahalath.
{Machalath} the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess: - Mahalath.
In the biblical story
Mahalath
Esau's wife, daughter of Ishmael
Mahalath, also known as Basemath, was one of Esau's wives, a daughter of Ishmael (Gen.28.9; 36.3,4,10,13,17).
In the Bible
Strong H4258G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mahalath1
First verses
- 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.