Mahalath

Mah-hah-LATH

What is Mahalath?

Mahalath is the name of two women and also a musical term. One Mahalath was a daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebajoth whom Esau took as a wife (Genesis 28:9). Another was a daughter of Jerimoth, son of David, whom Rehoboam married (2 Chronicles 11:18). The word also appears in the headings of two psalms as a musical direction, in Psalms 53:1 and Psalms 88:1.

Also pronounced

MAY-huh-lath

Found in Scripture

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