Strong's H4601 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַעֲכָה (Maʻăkâh)

Pronunciation: mah-ak-aw'

POS: mah-ak-aw' Morph: n-pr

Exegesis: or ; (Joshua 13:13), from ; depression;

Definition: or מַעֲכָת; (Joshua 13:13), from מָעַךְ; 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 בֵּית מַעֲכָה.

KJV Usage: Maachah, Maachathites. See also .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Maachah = "oppression"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) father of Achish, king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon's reign
• 4. 2) father of Hanan, one of David's mighty warriors
• 5. 3) a Simeonite, father of Shephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David
• 6. 4) son of Nahor by concubine Reumah
• 7. n pr f
• 8. 5) daughter of king Talmai of Geshur, wife or David, and mother of Absalom
• 9. 6) daughter of Absalom, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijam of Judah
• 10. 7) concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron
• 11. 8) wife of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh
• 12. 9) wife of Jehiel, father of Gibeon
• 13. Maachathites = "pressure (literally she has pressed)"
• 14. n pr
• 15. 10) a mercenary people hired to fight David

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