King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H4257
Transliteration: Machalath
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-al-ath')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: in psalm titles, probably the name of a tune
Meaning: Machalath'
Word Summary
Machalath: in psalm titles, probably the name of a tune
Original Word: מַחֲלַתTransliteration: Machalath
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-al-ath')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: in psalm titles, probably the name of a tune
Meaning: Machalath'
Strong's Concordance
Mahalath From chalah; sickness; Machalath, probably the title (initial word) of a popular song -- Mahalath.
see HEBREW chalah
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H4257. Machalath
מַחֲלַת noun feminine only in Psalm titles ׳עַלמֿ Psalm 53:1; 88:1; apparently a catchword in a song, giving name to tune; meaning dubious; Aq Symm. מְחֹלֹת ᵑ9 dance; see OlPsalmen, p. 27 BaePsalmen, p. xviii.
III. חלה (adorn; compare Arabic adorn, (neck-) ornament).