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Genesis 28:9

וַ יֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו אֶל יִשְׁמָעֵאל וַ יִּקַּח אֶת מָחֲלַת בַּת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן אַבְרָהָם אֲחֹות נְבָיֹות עַל נָשָׁיו לֹו לְ אִשָּׁה

And Prepared is walking toward El-Hears, and is taking אֶת-Mahalath,927 built-one of El-Hears, builder of Father-of-Tumult, sister of Fruitfulnesses,928 upon his women, to himself, to a woman.


927

Strong’s #4258, Machalat. The title of a couple Psalms (Ps. 53:1, 88:1). Also the grandbuilt-one of King David in 2 Chronicles 11:18. Strong relates it to challah (#2470) to be weak/sick, hence sickness.