Mahli (ISBE)

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ma´lı̄ ( מחלי , maḥlı̄ , "a sick or weak one"'): (1) A son of Merari (Exodus 6:19 , the King James Version Mahali; Numbers 3:20 ), grandson of Levi and founder of the Levitical family of MAHLITES (which see). (2) A son of Mushi, Mahli's brother, bears the same name (1 Chronicles 6:47; 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 24:30 ). Compare Ezra 8:18 and 1 Esdras 8:47.