Strong's Hebrew #4246 - מְחֹלָה mecholah (a dance)

company, dancing

Feminine of machashabah; a dance -- company, dances(-cing).

see HEBREW machashabah

1) dancing, dance
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H4284
Same Word by TWOT Number: 623h

[מְחוֺלָה] noun feminine id.; — construct מְחֹלַת Cant 7:1; plural מְחֹלֹת Exodus 32:19; מְחֹלוֺת Exodus 15:20 5t.; dancing, token of joyousness after victory, Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:16; 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 29:5; in worship, at feast Judges 21:21; act of praise to ׳י Exodus 15:20 (song); in idolatrous worship Exodus 32:19 (E); as graceful and beautiful Cant 7:1; accompare by timbrel Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, and by singing Exodus 15:20; 1 Samuel 18:6 (where however read probably Po`lel Participle הַמְּחֹלְלוֺת, compare verb חוּל above; so ᵐ5 We Dr), 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 29:5.

Strong's Hebrew: 4246. מְחֹלַת (mecholah or mecholah) — 8 Occurrences

Exodus 15:20
HEB: אַחֲרֶ֔יהָ בְּתֻפִּ֖ים וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃
NAS: her with timbrels and with dancing.
KJV: her with timbrels and with dances.
INT: after timbrels dancing

Exodus 32:19
HEB: אֶת־ הָעֵ֖גֶל וּמְחֹלֹ֑ת וַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֣ף
NAS: the calf and [the] dancing; and Moses'
KJV: the calf, and the dancing: and Moses'
INT: saw the calf and dancing burned anger

Judges 11:34
HEB: לִקְרָאת֔וֹ בְתֻפִּ֖ים וּבִמְחֹל֑וֹת וְרַק֙ הִ֣יא
NAS: him with tambourines and with dancing. Now she was his one
KJV: him with timbrels and with dances: and she [was his] only child;
INT: to meet tambourines dancing but now she

Judges 21:21
HEB: שִׁילוֹ֮ לָח֣וּל בַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ וִֽיצָאתֶם֙ מִן־
NAS: out to take part in the dances, then you shall come
KJV: to dance in dances, then come ye out
INT: of Shiloh to take the dances shall come out

1 Samuel 18:6
HEB: (לָשִׁ֣יר ק) וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת לִקְרַ֖את שָׁא֣וּל
NAS: singing and dancing, to meet
KJV: singing and dancing, to meet
INT: of Israel sing and dancing to meet Saul

1 Samuel 21:12
HEB: לָזֶ֗ה יַעֲנ֤וּ בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִכָּ֤ה
INT: he testify company answer beat

1 Samuel 29:5
HEB: יַעֲנוּ־ ל֛וֹ בַּמְּחֹל֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר הִכָּ֤ה
NAS: they sing in the dances, saying,
KJV: of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying,
INT: of whom sang the dances saying has slain

Songs 6:13
HEB: תֶּחֱזוּ֙ בַּשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔ית כִּמְחֹלַ֖ת הַֽמַּחֲנָֽיִם׃
NAS: at the Shulammite, As at the dance of the two companies?
KJV: in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
INT: gaze the Shulammite the dance armies