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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Mahalath (A musical term)
Two psalms are set upon Mahalath. What that means is not settled.
First, in plain English
Two psalms are set upon Mahalath. What that means is not settled.
Who this is
Mahalath here is not a person but a musical or liturgical term in the headings of Psalms 53 and 88, both of which are set "upon Mahalath." Its exact meaning is uncertain; suggestions include a tune name, a wind instrument, or a word related to sickness or suffering fitting the psalms' somber content, but no consensus survives from antiquity.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H4257
Where it appears
- Psalm 53:1
- Psalm 88:1
