Lexical 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). |