Mahalath as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mahalath

What is the meaning of the name Mahalath ?

The baby name Mahalath is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Anglicized: MAH-huh-lath; Hebrew: ma-kha-LAHT (with guttural 'ch').

Mahalath is Hebrew in Origin.

Mahalath (often pronounced ma-ha-LATH) is a feminine name from Biblical Hebrew. Its etymology is debated: many connect it to the Psalm superscriptions "mahalath," a musical direction, hence "lute/lyre" or "stringed music"; others derive it from a root meaning "affliction" or "sickness," echoing the sombre tone of Psalm 88 ("Mahalath Leannoth"). Modern interpreters commonly prefer the musical sense, yielding meanings like "stringed instrument," "melody," or "song."

The name occurs twice in the Hebrew Bible: a daughter of Ishmael who became a wife of Esau (Genesis 28:9; elsewhere called Basemath), and a granddaughter of David married to King Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:18). In later Jewish and Christian use the precise form Mahalath is rare, while related spellings and cognates - Mahalat, Mahaleth, Mahallath; and the Anglicized Mahlah, Mahala, Mahalia - appear sporadically, particularly in 18th-19th-century English-speaking communities.

⚙ Mahalath is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.