Mahavite
מַחֲוִיםStrong’s H4233machavim (ma-cha-vim)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Machavim is the Hebrew word usually translated “mahavite”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,”
Meaning
- Apparently, an inhabitant of a place called 'Macheweh'the designation of Eliel, one of David's mighty warriors
How it's translated
- the mahavite 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מַחֲוִים machavim · Mahavite
People descended from Mahav(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.11.46 § Mahavite = "propagators" 1) apparently, an inhabitant of a place called 'Macheweh' 1a) the designation of Eliel, one of David's mighty warriors
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.