Machlîy — H4250

Definition

adjective

a Machlite or (collectively) descendants of Machli

1. Mahlites = see Mahli "my sickness"
2. descendants of Mahli, the grandson of Levi

Usually translated as

Mahlites

Origin

patronymical from H4249

• Derived from Machlîy (H4249)

Occurrences

Machlîy occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2)

• Numbers 3:33 — Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites (הַמַּחְלִ֔י), and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
• Numbers 26:58 — These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites (הַמַּחְלִי֙), the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.