XXma-la (machlah "sickness" or "song," etymology doubtful):
(1) Eldest of Zelophehads 5 daughters (Nu 26:33; 27:1). As Zelophehad, grandson of Manasseh, had no sons, the daughters successfully claimed their fathers inheritance. The law was altered in their favor on condition that they married into their fathers tribe. They agreed and married their cousins (Nu 36:11). The whole chapter should be read and compared with Josh 17:3 ff, because the decision became a precedent.
(2) Another (the King James Version "Mahalah"), same Hebrew name as above, daughter of Hammoleketh, grand-daughter of Manasseh (1 Ch 7:18).
Henry Wallace