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Lexicon :: Strong's H4601 - maʿăḵâ

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מַעֲכָה
Transliteration
maʿăḵâ
Pronunciation
mah-ak-aw'
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Part of Speech
proper noun, proper feminine noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

מַעֲכָה Maʻăkâh, mah-ak-aw'; or מַעֲכָת Maʻăkâth; (Joshua 13:13), from H4600; 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 H1038.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H4601 in the following manner: Maachah (18x), Maacah (3x), Maachathites (1x), Syriamaachah (with H758) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H4601 in the following manner: Maachah (18x), Maacah (3x), Maachathites (1x), Syriamaachah (with H758) (1x).

  1. Maachah = "oppression"

    proper masculine noun

    1. father of Achish, king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon's reign

    2. father of Hanan, one of David's mighty warriors

    3. a Simeonite, father of Shephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David

    4. son of Nahor by concubine Reumah

      proper feminine noun

    5. daughter of king Talmai of Geshur, wife or David, and mother of Absalom

    6. daughter of Absalom, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijam of Judah

    7. concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron

    8. wife of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh

    9. wife of Jehiel, father of Gibeon

      proper noun

  2. Maachathites = "pressure (literally she has pressed)"

    1. a mercenary people hired to fight David

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַעֲכָה Maʻăkâh, mah-ak-aw'; or מַעֲכָת Maʻăkâth; (Joshua 13:13), from H4600; 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 H1038.
STRONGS H4601: Abbreviations
† מַעֲכָה proper name, masculine, feminine and of a people.
1. proper name, masculine Greek Version of the LXX 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. proper name, feminine Greek Version of the LXX 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; 2 Chronicles 11:20, 21, 22; read also מ׳ 2 Chronicles 13:2 (so Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version) for MT 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 2 Chronicles 15:16, (on this difficulty see Th Kmpin 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. proper name of a people, Greek Version of the LXX Μοοχα, Μωχα, Μα(α)χα; dwelling west of Bashan, near Ṣoba, and Geshur (compare especially adjective, of a people below), 2 Samuel 10:6, 8 = 1 Chronicles 19:7, אֲרַם מ׳ H758 1 Chronicles 19:6 (compare Genesis 22:24 above); = מַעֲכָת Joshua 13:13 (+ גְּשׁוּר), Greek Version of the LXX ὀ Μαχατει, Μαχαθι. — אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה see below H1004 בַּיִת, and H59 אָבֵל.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

22:22; 22:24

Joshua

13:13

2 Samuel

3:3; 10:6; 10:8

1 Kings

2:39; 15:2; 15:10; 15:13

1 Chronicles

2:48; 3:2; 7:15; 7:16; 8:29; 9:35; 11:43; 19:6; 19:7; 27:16

2 Chronicles

11:20; 11:21; 11:22; 13:2; 15:16

H4601

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Strong's Number H4601 matches the Hebrew מַעֲכָה (maʿăḵâ),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:24 - كَذَلِكَ أَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ سُرِّيَّتُهُ الْمَدْعُوَّةُ رُؤُومَةَ طَابَحَ وَجَاحَمَ وَتَاحَشَ وَمَعْكَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:13 - وَلَمْ يَطْرُدِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ الْجَشُورِيِّينَ وَالْمَعْكِيِّينَ، فَظَلُّوا يُقِيمُونَ بَيْنَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:3 - وَالثَّانِي كِيلآبُ مِنْ أَبِيجَايِلَ أَرْمَلَةِ نَابَالَ الْكَرْمَلِيِّ، وَالثَّالِثُ أَبْشَالُومُ ابْنُ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتِ تَلْمَايَ مَلِكِ جَشُورَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:6 - وَعِنْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ أَضْمَرَ لَهُمُ الْبَغْضَاءَ، اسْتَأْجَرُوا مِنْ أَرَامِ بَيْتِ رَحُوبَ وَأَرَامِ صُوبَا عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَمِنْ مَلِكِ مَعْكَةَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ، وَمِنْ رِجَالِ طُوبَ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:8 - فَخَرَجَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ وَاصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، أَمَّا أَرَامِيُّو صُوبَا وَرَحُوبَ وَرِجَالُ طُوبَ وَمَعْكَةَ فَقَدِ احْتَشَدُوا فِي الْحُقُولِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 - وَفِي خِتَامِ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ هَرَبَ عَبْدَانِ لِشِمْعِي إِلَى أَخِيشَ بْنِ مَعْكَةَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ، فَقِيلَ لِشِمْعِي هُوَذَا عَبْدَاكَ فِي جَتَّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:2 - وَدَامَ مُلْكُهُ ثَلاثَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ مَعْكَةُ ابْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:10 - وَمَلَكَ آسَا إِحْدَى وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ جَدَّتِهِ مَعْكَةُ ابْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:13 - كَمَا خَلَعَ جَدَّتَهُ مَعْكَةَ مِنْ مَنْصِبِ الأُمِّ الْمَلِكَةِ، لأَنَّهَا أَقَامَتْ تِمْثَالاً لِعَشْتَارُوثَ، فَانْتَزَعَ آسَا تِمْثَالَهَا وَأَحْرَقَهُ فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:48 - وَأَنْجَبَتْ مَعْكَةُ مَحْظِيَّةٌ أُخْرَى لِكَالَبَ، شَبَرَ وَتَرْحَنَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:2 - وَالثَّالِثُ أَبْشَالُومُ بْنُ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتِ تَلْمَايَ مَلِكِ جَشُورَ، وَالرَّابِعُ أَدُونِيَّا بْنُ حَجِّيثَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:15 - وَتَزَوَّجَ مَاكِيرُ مِنْ أُخْتِ حُفِّيمَ وَشُفِّيمَ وَتُدْعَى مَعْكَةَ وَكَانَ اسْمُ ابْنِ مَاكِيرَ الثَّانِي صَلُفْحَادَ، وَلَمْ يُنْجِبْ سِوَى بَنَاتٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:16 - وَوَلَدَتْ مَعْكَةُ زَوْجَةُ مَاكِيرَ ابْنَيْنِ دَعَتْ أَحَدَهُمَا فَرَشَ وَالثَّانِي شَارَشَ، وَأَنْجَبَ فَرَشُ ابْنَيْنِ، هُمَا: أُولامُ وَرَاقَمُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:29 - وَأَسَّسَ يَعُوئِيلُ مَدِينَةَ جِبْعُونَ وَأَقَامَ فِيهَا. وَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ زَوْجَتُهُ مَعْكَةُ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:35 - وَاسْتَوْطَنَ يَعُوئِيلُ وَزَوْجَتُهُ مَعْكَةُ فِي جِبْعُونَ الَّتِي أَسَّسَهَا،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:43 - وَحَانَانُ ابْنُ مَعْكَةَ، وَيُوشَافَاطُ الْمَثْنِيُّ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:6 - وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَثَارُوا مَقْتَ دَاوُدَ الشَّدِيدَ، خَصَّصُوا أَلْفَ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ لاِسْتِئْجَارِ مُرْتَزَقَةٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ مِنْ أَرَامَ النَّهْرَيْنِ، وَمِنْ أَرَامَ مَعْكَةَ وَمِنْ صُوبَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:7 - وَهَكَذَا اسْتَأْجَرُوا اثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ. وَانْضَمَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَيْضاً مَلِكُ مَعْكَةَ وَجَيْشُهُ، وَعَسْكَرُوا جَمِيعاً مُقَابِلَ مَيْدَبَا. وَكَذَلِكَ تَقَاطَرَتْ جُيُوشُ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ إِلَى هُنَاكَ تَأَهُّباً لِلْحَرْبِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:16 - أَمَّا الْمُتَرَئِّسُونَ عَلَى قَبَائِلِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَهُمُ الرُّؤَسَاءُ: أَلِيعَزَرُ بْنُ زِكْرِي عَلَى سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ، وَشَفَطْيَا بْنُ مَعْكَةَ عَلَى سِبْطِ شِمْعُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:20 - ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتَ أَبْشَالُومَ، فَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ أَبِيَّا وَعَتَّايَ وَزِيزَا وَشَلُومِيثَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:21 - وَأَحَبَّ رَحُبْعَامُ مَعْكَةَ ابْنَةَ أَبْشَالُومَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ نِسَائِهِ وَمَحْظِيَّاتِهِ، وَكَانَ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ امْرَأَةً، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ سِتُّونَ مَحْظِيَّةً، أَنْجَبْنَ لَهُ ثَمَانِيَةً وَعِشْرِينَ ابْناً وَسِتِّينَ بِنْتاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:22 - وَاصْطَفَى رَحُبْعَامُ أَبِيَّا ابْنَ مَعْكَةَ وَجَعَلَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ إِخْوَتِهِ وَقَائِداً لَهُمْ لِيَخْلُفَهُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:16 - وَخَلَعَ آسَا أُمَّهُ مَعْكَةَ مِنْ مَنْصِبِ الأُمِّ الْمَلِكَةِ، لأَنَّهَا أَقَامَتْ تِمْثَالاً لِعَشْتَارُوثَ، فَحَطَّمَ تِمْثَالَهَا وَدَقَّهُ وَأَحْرَقَهُ فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ.
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