מְחוֹלָ֔ה
𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤄
Avel Mecholah
meholah
A toponym designating a location, likely meaning 'meadow of (the) dance' or 'meadow of dancing', with reference to a place associated with festive gathering, dancing, or celebration. Appears in the Hebrew Bible as a specific settlement, most notably as the home of Elisha the prophet, and as a geographic marker in tribal or narrative contexts. The semantic range focuses on its function as a place name, with linguistic roots evoking images of grassland (meadow) and communal dance or celebration.
1 Kings 4:12 · Word #18
Lexicon H65
| Lemma | אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤋 𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Avel Mecholah |
| Strong's | H65 |
| Definition | A toponym designating a location, likely meaning 'meadow of (the) dance' or 'meadow of dancing', with reference to a place associated with festive gathering, dancing, or celebration. Appears in the Hebrew Bible as a specific settlement, most notably as the home of Elisha the prophet, and as a geographic marker in tribal or narrative contexts. The semantic range focuses on its function as a place name, with linguistic roots evoking images of grassland (meadow) and communal dance or celebration. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | meholah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H65-03
Meadow of Dancing
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, singular place name; compound of two nouns forming a toponym. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound joins אָבֵל (meadow, grassy place) with מְחוֹלָה (dance, from חול ‘to whirl/dance’), yielding the place-name meaning ‘Meadow of Dancing.’ As a proper noun, it is rendered as a titled location while preserving its root imagery. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Avel Mecholah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: unjust |