Patronymical from Machliy; a Machlite or (collectively) descendants of Machli -- Mahlites.
see HEBREW Machliy
H4250. Machli
II. מַחְלִי adjective, of a people of above; only with article as collective ׳הַמ Numbers 3:33; 26:58.
מַחֲלֻיִים see [מַחֲלוּי] below I. חלה.
[מַחֲלָף], [מַחֲלָפָה] see חלף.
מַחֲלָצוֺת see [ מַחֲלָצָה] below I. הלץ.
II. מַחְלְקוֺת see II. חלק. מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת see I. חלק.
I. מַחֲלַת see below II. חלה.