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(Heb. Machlah', îִçְìָä , another form for îִçֲìָä , disease, as in Exo_15:26, etc.), the name of two persons.
1. (Sept. ÌïïëÜ v. r. ÌáåëÜ , Vulg. Mohola, Auth. Vers. “Mahalah.”) Apparently a son (but perhaps a daughter) of Hamoleketh, a female descendant of Manasseh; the father's name is not given, but two brothers are mentioned (1Ch_7:18). B.C. prob. cir. 1658.
2. (Sept. ÌááëÜ ,Vulg. Melcha.) The first named of the five daughters and heiresses of Zelophehad, of the tribe of Manasseh west, who married among their kindred (Num_26:33; Num_27:1; Num_36:11; Jos_17:13). B.C. 1618.