Hoglah
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad, who together brought the case that established a daughter's right to inherit where there was no son. Her name, like her sisters', is recorded three times — in the petition, in the ruling, and in the note that they did as the Lord commanded Moses.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
NumbersJoshuaZelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 26:33
Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:1 — One of the five daughters
for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons.
Numbers 36:11
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Joshua 17:3
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
