Lexicon Maakah or Maakath: Maakah or Maakath Original Word: מַעֲכָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Maachah, Maachathites Or Mamakath (Josh. 13:13) {mah-ak-awth'}; from ma'ak; depression; 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 -- Maachah, Maachathites. See also Beyth Ma'akah. see HEBREW ma'ak see HEBREW Beyth Ma'akah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom maak Definition an Isr. name, also a non-Isr. name, also a region in Syria NASB Translation Aram-maacah* (1), Maacah (21), Maacath (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מַעֲכָה proper name, masculine, feminine and of a people 1. masculine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μα(α)χα: a. son of Nahor by his concubine רְאוּמָה Genesis 22:22 (J), ancestor of people see 3. b. father of חָנָן, a hero of David 1 Chronicles 11:43. c. Simeonite name 1 Chronicles 27:16. d. father of Achish 1 Kings 2:39 (see מָעוֺךְ above). 2. feminine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μααχα, etc.: a. Geshurite princess, wife of David, mother of Absalom, 2 Samuel 3:3 = 1 Chronicles 3:2. b. daughter of Absalom, wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijam, 1 Kings 15:2; 2Chronicles 11:20,21,22; read also ׳מ2Chronicles 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) 1 Kings 15:10, compare 1 Kings 15:13 2Chronicles 15:16, (on this difficulty see Th Kmp: in Kau). d. concubine of Caleb according to 1 Chronicles 2:48. e. wife of Machir 1 Chronicles 7:16, compare 1 Chronicles 7:15 (corrupt, see Be). f. wife of (יעיאל), father of Gibeon, 1 Chronicles 8:29; 1 Chronicles 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), 2 Samuel 10:6,8 = 1 Chronicles 19:7, ׳אֲרַם מ 1 Chronicles 19:6 (compare Genesis 22:24 above); = מַעֲכָת Joshua 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 Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb עָכַה (akah), meaning "to press" or "to squeeze."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew proper noun Maakah in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as it is a specific Hebrew name without a direct Greek counterpart. However, the name may appear transliterated in Greek texts of the Septuagint or New Testament references to Old Testament figures or locations. Usage: The term Maakah is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to several individuals and a region. It appears in various contexts, including genealogies, narratives, and territorial descriptions. Context: Maakah is a name that appears multiple times in the Hebrew Scriptures, associated with both people and places: Forms and Transliterations וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה וּמַֽעֲכָת֙ ומעכה ומעכת מַֽעֲכָה֙ מַעֲכָ֔ה מַעֲכָ֖ה מַעֲכָ֞ה מַעֲכָ֣ה מַעֲכָ֤ה מַעֲכָֽה׃ מַעֲכָה֙ מעכה מעכה׃ ma‘ăḵāh ma·‘ă·ḵāh maaChah ū·ma·‘ă·ḵāh ū·ma·‘ă·ḵāṯ ūma‘ăḵāh ūma‘ăḵāṯ umaaChah umaaChatLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 22:24 HEB: תַּ֖חַשׁ וְאֶֽת־ מַעֲכָֽה׃ ס NAS: and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah. KJV: and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. INT: and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah Joshua 13:13 2 Samuel 3:3 2 Samuel 10:6 2 Samuel 10:8 1 Kings 2:39 1 Kings 15:2 1 Kings 15:10 1 Kings 15:13 1 Chronicles 2:48 1 Chronicles 3:2 1 Chronicles 7:15 1 Chronicles 7:16 1 Chronicles 8:29 1 Chronicles 9:35 1 Chronicles 11:43 1 Chronicles 19:6 1 Chronicles 19:7 1 Chronicles 27:16 2 Chronicles 11:20 2 Chronicles 11:21 2 Chronicles 11:22 2 Chronicles 15:16 23 Occurrences |