4257. Machalath
Strong's Concordance
Machalath: in psalm titles, probably the name of a tune.
Original Word: מָחֲלַת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: Machalath
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-al-ath')
Short Definition: Mahalath
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַחֲלַת noun feminine only in Psalm titles ׳עַלמֿ Psalm 53:1; Psalm 88:1; apparently a catchword in a song, giving name to tune; meaning dubious; Aq Symm. ᵑ9 מְחֹלֹת dance; see OlPsalmen, p. 27 BaePsalmen, p. xviii.

III. חלה (adorn; compare Arabic adorn, (neck-) ornament).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mahalath

From chalah; sickness; Machalath, probably the title (initial word) of a popular song -- Mahalath.

see HEBREW chalah

Forms and Transliterations
מָחֲלַ֗ת מָחֲלַ֣ת מחלת mā·ḥă·laṯ machaLat māḥălaṯ
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Strong's Hebrew 4257
2 Occurrences


mā·ḥă·laṯ — 2 Occ.

Psalm 53:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־ מָחֲלַ֗ת מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: <upon Mahalath, Maschil,
INT: Musician upon Mahalath Maschil David

Psalm 88:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־ מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל
KJV: to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth,
INT: Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth Maschil

2 Occurrences

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