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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 Box 1Ch 2:48

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:2

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:15

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:16

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:29

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:35

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:43

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:6

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:7

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:16

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:20 - וְאַחֲרֶיהָ לָקַח אֶת־מַעֲכָה בַּת־אַבְשָׁלֹום וַתֵּלֶד לֹו אֶת־אֲבִיָּה וְאֶת־עַתַּי וְאֶת־זִיזָא וְאֶת־שְׁלֹמִית׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:21 - וַיֶּאֱהַב רְחַבְעָם אֶת־מַעֲכָה בַת־אַבְשָׁלֹום מִכָּל־נָשָׁיו וּפִילַגְשָׁיו כִּי נָשִׁים שְׁמֹונֶה־עֶשְׂרֵה נָשָׂא וּפִילַגְשִׁים שִׁשִּׁים וַיֹּולֶד עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹונָה בָּנִים וְשִׁשִּׁים בָּנֹות׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:22

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:16

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