Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
dance
Usage: dancing, dance
Strong's Number
H4246
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
4
Strong's H4246 Quick Answer
Strong's H4246 מְחוֹלָה (mchowlah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mchowlah (mek-o-law') n-f. 1. a dance [feminine of H4284] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include dances, dancing, dance, and company. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mchowlah (mek-o-law') n-f. 1. a dance [feminine of H4284]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- dances, dancing, dance, and company
Meaning and Definition
mchowlah (mek-o-law') n-f. 1. a dance [feminine of H4284] KJV: company, dances(-cing). Root(s): H4284
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4246. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4246 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mchowlah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4246 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4246 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4246 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4246.
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4246, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4246 FAQ
What does mecholah (מְחֹלָה) mean?
Mecholah (Strong's H4246) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "company". mchowlah (mek-o-law') n-f. 1. a dance [feminine of H4284]
How many times is mecholah (מְחֹלָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H4246 across 4 books.
Where can I study mecholah (מְחֹלָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4246 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mecholah (מְחֹלָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dances, dancing, dance, and company. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.