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<p> (Heb. hamn-Mole'keth, הִמֹּלֶכֶת '','' which is the art. prefixed to מֹלֶכֶת, ''Mnle'Keth,'' fem. part. ="the Queen;" Sept. | <p> (Heb. hamn-Mole'keth, '''''הִמֹּלֶכֶת''''' '','' which is the art. prefixed to '''''מֹלֶכֶת''''' , ''Mnle'Keth,'' fem. part. ="the Queen;" Sept. '''''Ἡ''''' '''''Μαλεχέφ''''' ,Vulg. translates ''Regina),'' a woman introduced in the genealogies of [[Manasseh]] as daughter of [[Machir]] and sister of Gilead ( 1 Chronicles 7:17-18), and as having among her three children Abi-ezer, from whose family sprang the great judge Gideon. B.C. prob. between 1874 and 1658. The [[Targum]] translates the name by '''''דַּ''''' '''''מְלָכִת''''' , ''Who Reigned.'' The [[Jewish]] tradition, as preserved by Kimchi in his commentary on the passage, is that "she used to reign over a portion of the land which belonged to Gilead," and that for that reason her lineage has been preserved. Smith, s.v. (See [[Hammelech]]). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 15 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Hammol'eketh. (The Queen). A daughter of Machir, and sister of Gilead. 1 Chronicles 7:17-18. (B.C. between 1706 and 1491).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Mother of ABIEZER; or "the queen." She reigned, according to tradition, over part of Gilead ( 1 Chronicles 7:17-18).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
Apparently the daughter of Machir. 1 Chronicles 7:18 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
1 Chronicles 7:17,18
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. hamn-Mole'keth, הִמֹּלֶכֶת , which is the art. prefixed to מֹלֶכֶת , Mnle'Keth, fem. part. ="the Queen;" Sept. Ἡ Μαλεχέφ ,Vulg. translates Regina), a woman introduced in the genealogies of Manasseh as daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead ( 1 Chronicles 7:17-18), and as having among her three children Abi-ezer, from whose family sprang the great judge Gideon. B.C. prob. between 1874 and 1658. The Targum translates the name by דַּ מְלָכִת , Who Reigned. The Jewish tradition, as preserved by Kimchi in his commentary on the passage, is that "she used to reign over a portion of the land which belonged to Gilead," and that for that reason her lineage has been preserved. Smith, s.v. (See Hammelech).
