Strong’s H4257 · Hebrew
מַחֲלַת
machălath · makh-al-ath'
Origin from חָלָה (H2470); sickness;
Meaning 'Machalath', probably the title (initial word) of a popular song
In the King James Version Mahalath.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Psalms 53:1To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
- Psalms 88:1A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.