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ma´ha-lath (מחלת, maḥălath):
(1) In the name of a wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth, called in , BASEMATH (which see). The Samaritan Pentateuch, however, throughout Genesis 36 retains “Mahalath.†On the other hand, in Basemath is said to be “the daughter of Elon the Hittite,†probably a confusion with Adah, as given in , or corruption may exist in the lists otherwise.
(2) One of the 18 wives of Rehoboam, a grand-daughter of David ().
(3) The word is found in the titles of -6 (the Revised Version (British and American) “set to Mahalathâ€) and Ps 88 (the Revised Version (British and American) “set to Mahalath Leannoth,†margin “for singingâ€). Probably some song or tune is meant, though the word is taken by many to denote a musical instrument. Hengstenberg and others interpret it as indicating the subject of the Psalms. See PSALMS.