Mahalath. [Mah'alath]
1. Daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau. Genesis 28:9. See BASHEMATH.
2. Daughter of Jerimoth and wife of Rehoboam. 2 Chronicles 11:18.
3. Name in the title of Psalms 53. Its meaning is not known. Some suppose that a mournful tune is referred to, or that it was written for a time of sorrow. Gesenius takes it as a harp or stringed instrument.