Strong's Lexicon

H4601

H4601 — מַעֲכָה מַעֲכָת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewMa`akahnameOccurrences: 22

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4601
Word:מַעֲכָה מַעֲכָת
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:from H4600
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:22
Transliteration:Ma`akah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mah-ak-aw' (or Mamakath (Josh. 13) n/p.
Meaning:1. depression 2. Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian woman
KJV Renderings:Maachah, Maachathites. See also H1038.

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BDB4765

מַעֲכָה proper name, masculine, feminine [also of a people]

1. masculine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μα(α)χα:
a. son of Nahor by his concubine רְאוּמָה Gen 22:22 ( J ), ancestor of people see 3.
b. father of חָנָן, a hero of David 1Chr 11:43.
c. Simeonite name 1Chr 27:16.
d. father of Achish 1Kgs 2:39 (see מָעוֺךְ above).
2. feminine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μααχα, etc.:
a. Geshurite princess, wife of David, mother of Absalom, 2Sam 3:3 = 1Chr 3:2.
b. daughter of Absalom, wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijam, 1Kgs 15:2 ; 2Chr 11:20 ; 2Chr 11:21 ; 2Chr 11:22 read also ׳ מ 2Chr 13:2 (so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ) for ᵑ0 מִיכָיָה, where called daughter of Uriel of Gibeah (on this difficulty see Be Öttli, and compare c.).
c. mother of Asa, and called also daughter of Absalom (as b.) 1Kgs 15:10, compare 1Kgs 15:13 = 2Chr 15:16 , (on this difficulty see Th Kmp: in Kau).
d. concubine of Caleb according to 1Chr 2:48.
e. wife of Machir 1Chr 7:16, compare 1Chr 7:15 (corrupt, see Be).
f. wife of (יעיאל), father of Gibeon, 1Chr 8:29; 1Chr 9:35.
3. of a people, ᵐ5 Μοοχα, Μωχα, Μα(α)χα; dwelling west of Bashan, near Soba, and Geshur (compare especially adjective, of a people below), 2Sam 10:6; 2Sam 10:8 = 1Chr 19:7, ׳ אֲרַם מ 1Chr 19:6 (compare Gen 22:24 above); = מַעֲכָת Josh 13:13 (+ גְּשׁוּר), ᵐ5 ὀ Μαχατει, Μαχαθι. — אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה see below בַּיִת , p. 112 above, and אָבֵל, p. 5.


מַעֲכָת see above מַעֲכָה 3.


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