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Mahol

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(dancing). Father of the four wise men (1 Kings 4:31³¹For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. (1 Kings 4:31)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A man whose sons were renowned for their wisdom, but whose wisdom was excelled by that of Solomon (1 Kings 4:31³¹For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. (1 Kings 4:31)). Four men with similar names are in 1 Chronicles 2:6,⁶And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1 Chronicles 2:6) said to be sons of Zerah. These four are possibly the same persons, the word “son” signifying grandson in one of the passages.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4235 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Machowl

Phonic:

maw-khole’

Meaning:

the same as 4234; dancing; Machol, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Mahol

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a dance

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Infirmity; dancing in a circle:― father of Ethan, Heman, Chalcol and Darda, 1 Kings 4:31. {Infirmitas}