Mahlah

Mahlah [Heb. makhlah, lit. "sickness"]. A personal name.

1. A descendant of Manasseh and daughter of Zelophehad named in the second census of Israel along with her sisters (Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah) (Num 26:33). The five women asked the leaders of Israel for the inheritance of their father, who died without a son (Num 27:1-4). Moses inquired of the Lord and confirmed their right to possession, setting a legal precedent in Israel (Num 27:5-8). The daughters were instructed to marry within "the family of their father's tribe" (Num 36:6) to preserve the tribal territorial boundaries, thus leading to another legal precedent (Num 36:8-9; Josh 17:3).

2. Another descendant of Manasseh and daughter of Hammolecheth (1 Chr 7:18).