Maacah
מַעֲכָהStrong’s H4601maakhah (ma-a-khah)
Appears in 23 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Maakhah is the Hebrew word usually translated “maacah”. It appears in 23 verses of the Old Testament.
“And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24
- A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.3
- One of the princes of Jehoshaphat whom he sent to teach the law of Jehovah in the cities of Judah
- Daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijah of Judah
- A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.48; married to Caleb (H3612H)
- A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.15
- A woman of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.29; married to Abiel (H0022G)
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.43
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.16
- Maachah = "oppression"
How it's translated
- maacah 21
- and maacah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 10
- 1 Kings 4
- 2 Chronicles 4
- 2 Samuel 3
- Genesis 1
- Joshua 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 13:13Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
- 2 Samuel 3:3And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
- 2 Samuel 10:6And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
- 2 Samuel 10:8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
- 1 Kings 2:39And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
- 1 Kings 15:2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
Hebrew dictionary
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208); brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514) and Tahash (H8477); half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A) § Maachah = "oppression" son of Nahor by concubine Reumah
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.3; daughter of: Talmai (H8526H); married to David (H1732); mother of: Absalom (H0053) § Maachah = "oppression" daughter of king Talmai of Geshur, wife or David, and mother of Absalom
מִיכָיָ֫הוּ mikhayahu · Micaiah
A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.2; daughter of: Uriel (H0222I) and Tamar (H8559I); married to Rehoboam (H7346); mother of: Abijah (H0029I), Attai (H6262I), Ziza (H2124H) and Shelomith (H8019G); also called Micaiah (KJV: Michaiah) at 2Ch.13.2; § Michaiah = "who is like God" 1) one of the princes of Jehoshaphat whom he sent to teach the law of Jehovah in the cities of Judah 2) daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijah of Judah
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.48; married to Caleb (H3612H); mother of: Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) § Maachah = "oppression" concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.15; daughter of: Ir (H5893G); sister of: Shuppim (H8206G) and Huppim (H2650G); married to Machir (H4353G); mother of: Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) § Maachah = "oppression" wife of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
A woman of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.29; married to Abiel (H0022G); mother of: Kish (H7027G), Ner (H5369G), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144), Mikloth (H4732G) § Maachah = "oppression"
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.43; father of: Hanan (H2605I) § Maachah = "oppression" father of Hanan, one of David's mighty warriors
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.16; father of: Shephatiah (H8203J) § Maachah = "oppression" a Simeonite, father of Shephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David
מַעֲכָה maakhah · Maacah
Maachah = "oppression" a city with a king that continued within Israel Also named: ma.a.kha.ti (מַעֲכָתִי "Maacathite" H4602)
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.