Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
the Fourth Week of Lent
There are 19 days til Easter!
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Mahalath
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
Mahalath. (stringed instrument).
1. The daughter of Ishmael, and one of the wives of Esau. Genesis 28:9.
2. One of the eighteen wives of King Rehoboam, apparently his first. 2 Chronicles 11:18 only. She was her husband's cousin, being the daughter of King David's son, Jerimoth.
3. The title of Psalms 53, and Mahalath-leannoth, the title of Psalms 88. The meaning of these words is uncertain. The conjecture is that mahalath is a guitar, and that leannoth has reference to the character of the psalm, and might be rendered "to humble or afflict", in which sense the root occurs in Psalms 88:7.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Mahalath'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/m/mahalath.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Mahalath'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/m/mahalath.html. 1901.
