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מְחֹלָה H4246
H4246 is the Hebrew word מְחֹלָה, transliterated mᵉchôlâh and said mek-o-law'. The King James Version most often renders it dances.
What it means
a dance.
Where it comes from
feminine of H4234 (מָחוֹל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: company, dances(-cing).
Verses using מְחֹלָה
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 32:19 · KJV
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Judges 11:34 · KJV
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
Judges 21:21 · KJV
And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
1 Samuel 18:6 · KJV
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
1 Samuel 21:11 · KJV
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
1 Samuel 29:5 · KJV
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Song of Solomon 6:13 · KJV
Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4246 mean?
H4246 is the Hebrew word מְחֹלָה (mᵉchôlâh), meaning a dance.
How is H4246 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dances (3 times), dancing (2 times), one to another in dances (1 time), company (1 time).
How many times does H4246 appear in the Bible?
מְחֹלָה (mᵉchôlâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4246 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H4234 (מָחוֹל).
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