Strong's H4246 · Hebrew
מְחֹלָה
mᵉchôlâh · /mek-o-law'/
Definition
a dance
KJV: company, dances(-cing).
Root / derivation: feminine of H4234 (מָחוֹל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מְחֹלָה across 8 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Exodus 32:19And 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.
Judges2 verses
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. beside: or, he had not of his own either son or daughter: Heb. of himself
Judges 21:21And 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 Samuel3 verses
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. Philistine: or, Philistines instruments: Heb. three stringed instruments
1 Samuel 21:11And 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 29:5Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4246 (mᵉchôlâh) mean?
a dance
How many times does H4246 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4246 (מְחֹלָה) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “dances.”
How is mᵉchôlâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4246 is rendered as “dances” (5×), “dancing” (2×), “company” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word מְחֹלָה come from?
feminine of H4234 (מָחוֹל);