Makkedah
מַקֵּדָהStrong’s H4719maqqedah (maq-qe-dah)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Maqqedah is the Hebrew word usually translated “makkedah”, “at makkedah” and “from makkedah”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.”
Meaning
- § Makkedah = "place of shepherds"
How it's translated
- makkedah 5
- at makkedah 2
- from makkedah 1
- and makkedah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 8
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 10:16But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:21And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
- Joshua 10:28And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 10:29Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
- Joshua 12:16The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
Hebrew dictionary
מַקֵּדָה maqqedah · Makkedah
§ Makkedah = "place of shepherds" the location of a cave in Judah where Joshua captured and executed five Canaanite kings during the conquest; located near Bethhoron and Libnah
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.