Hammoleketh is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text.
Who This Was
Hammoleketh was a descendant of Manasseh, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe in 1 Chronicles. The source note identifies this person as a descendant of Manasseh, and the single scriptural reference places Hammoleketh within the tribal records of Manasseh preserved in 1 Chronicles 7. The genealogies of this chapter trace the families and clans that descended from Joseph through his son Manasseh, listing heads of households and their descendants as the tribe was organized in Israel’s history.
The only verse in the King James Bible that names Hammoleketh is 1 Chronicles 7:18: “And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.” This verse appears within a section of the genealogy that focuses on the family of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. The text identifies Hammoleketh as the sister of a man whose line is being recorded, and it credits her with bearing three children: Ishod, Abiezer, and Mahalah.
Beyond this single verse, Scripture says nothing further about Hammoleketh. No narrative recounts her life, no deed of hers is praised or condemned, and no later passage returns to her name. She appears only as a link in a genealogical chain, remembered because she bore children who were counted among the descendants of Manasseh. The brevity of the record is itself the whole of what Scripture states of her.
The Name
The name Hammoleketh is a Hebrew name whose meaning is not clearly recoverable from the text itself. Various suggestions have been offered by scholars, but none is established with certainty, and the King James Bible gives no gloss or interpretation of the name. Because Scripture does not explain it and the etymology is uncertain, no definite meaning should be asserted. What can be said plainly is that the name belongs to the Hebrew naming tradition of the tribal genealogies, and its precise sense remains uncertain.
A Closing Thought
Most of the people in Scripture are like Hammoleketh: a name, a line or two, and then silence. Yet her brief mention is not an accident. She bore children who were numbered among the people of God, and the genealogies that seem so dry to modern readers were, for Israel, a record of faithfulness across generations. God remembers those the world overlooks. If your life feels small and unrecorded, take heart: the One who inspired these lists knows every name, and no quiet life lived before Him is forgotten.
At a Glance
- Gender: Male
- Testament: Old
- Mentions in the KJV: 1
Where It Appears in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 7:18 — And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.