Maoch
מָעוֹךְStrong’s H4582maokh (ma-okh)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Maokh is the Hebrew word usually translated “maoch”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.2
How it's translated
- maoch 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מָעוֹךְ maokh · Maoch
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.2; father of: Achish (H0397); also called Maacah (KJV: Maachah; NIV: Maakah) at 1Ki.2.39; Also named: ma.a.khah (מַעֲכָה "Maacah" H4601Q) § Maoch = "oppression" father of king Achish of Gath with whom David took refuge
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.