Meaning: (Grow Weak; Fall
Sick, One of the daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh. Mahlah and
her sisters requested their father’s inheritance, since he had no sons but only
five daughters. Moses inquired of Jehovah, who ruled that the daughters of
Zelophehad should receive it. (Nu 26:28-33; 27:1-11) A subsequent order of
Jehovah through Moses required Mahlah and the other daughters of Zelophehad to
marry within the tribe of Manasseh, to prevent the inheritance from passing to
another tribe. Accordingly, Mahlah and her sisters “became the wives of the
sons of their father’s brothers.” (Nu 36:1-6, 10-12) This judicial decision
established a precedent as to inheritance. (Nu 36:7-9) They later presented
themselves before Eleazar the priest and Joshua, cited Jehovah’s command, and
were given “an inheritance in the midst of the brothers of their father.”—Jos
17:3, 4.
)
Origin: (Biblical, Hebrew)
Pronunciation: (MAH-luh, MAH-la,
MAY-la, MAALah, MEYLah)
Gender: Uni-Sex
I was reading my Watchtower a few
weeks ago and I read about the daughters of Zelophehad. I love some of his
daughter’s names. So I decided to add them here. Mahlah is really kind of
pretty. The meanings aren’t that great but the history of this name in the
instances of Zelophehad’s daughters is really nice. With such a long history it
could be used in just about any era.
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