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Mahlite (adjective); descendants of Mahli son of Merari, a Levitical family
This gentillic adjective identifies the Levitical clan descended from Mahli, son of Merari. Like the Mushites, the Mahlites were a Merarite family responsible for tabernacle maintenance. Both occurrences (Numbers 3:33; 26:58) appear in census lists as 'the family of the Mahlites.' The term functions collectively, designating the entire family group descended from this Levitical ancestor. The Mahlites, along with their Mushite cousins, comprised the Merarite clan charged with carrying the tabernacle framework.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The collective designation for the Levitical family descended from Mahli son of Merari, appearing in Numbers census lists. Spanish uses both singular and plural (mahlita/mahlitas), reflecting both individual ancestry and collective family identity. All passages use the definite article, treating the Mahlites as a recognized family unit within Levi's tribal structure, responsible for specific tabernacle duties involving structural components like frames, bars, pillars, and bases. 2×
AR["الْمَحْلِيِّ", "الْمَخْلِيّ"]·ben["মহলীয়দের"]·DE["der-Mahlite"]·EN["the-Mahlite"]·FR["le-Mahlite"]·heb["ה-מחלי"]·HI["महली-का"]·ID["orang-Mahli"]·IT["il-Mahlite"]·jav["Mahli", "tiyang-Mahli"]·KO["그-마헐리-의", "그-마헐리의"]·PT["o-Machlita", "o-machlita"]·RU["Махли", "Махлино"]·ES["el-mahlita", "los-mahlitas"]·SW["Wamahli", "ya-Wamahli"]·TR["-Mahlililer'in", "Mahlilerin-"]·urd["محلی-کا", "محلیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. מַחְלִי adj.gent. of above; only c. art. as coll. הַמּ׳ Nu 3:33; 26:58.