מָחוֹל
machol · Mahol
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4235 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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machol (מָחוֹל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Mahol”.
Father of the wise men Heman, Calcol and Darda (1 Kings 4:31). The word also means "dance," so "sons of Mahol" could be understood as "sons of the dance" (musicians).
How to say it
ma·chol
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 1 Kings 4:31
And he was wiser than all human beings, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his name was among all the nations around.