Bible Dictionary
Hoglah
Hoglah was one of Zelophehad’s five daughters. Because their father had no sons, Moses established that they could inherit his property, subject to the tribal inheritance regulations.
Definition
Hoglah, meaning “partridge,” was the third of Zelophehad’s five daughters. Since Zelophehad left no male heir, she and her sisters received inheritance according to the statute established for such cases.
Biblical Usage
Hoglah is named among the daughters who brought the inheritance question before Moses. The ruling allowed daughters to inherit jointly, provided that they married within their tribe.
Historical Background
Hoglah belonged to the tribe of Manasseh through Gilead. Her inheritance was subject to preserving the tribal allotment within the tribe.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Partridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were assigned by Moses (Num. 26:33; 27:1; 36:11).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(partridge), the third of the five daughters of Zelophehad. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3) (B.C. 1450.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>hog'-la (choghlah, "partridge"): The third of five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh (Nu 26:33). Zelophehad leaving no male heir, it was made a statute that the inheritance in such cases should pass to the daughters, if such there were, as joint heirs, on condition, however, of marriage within the tribe (Nu 27:1-11; 36:1-12; Jos 17:3 f).</p>