מַעֲכָה

ma.a.khahMaacah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man23 occurrences6 books23 verses
This name belongs to 10 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Maacah: Father of Hanan, one of David's mighty men
  • Maacah: Caleb's concubine; mother of Sheber and Tirhanah
  • Maacah: Father of Shephatiah, leader of the Simeonites under David
  • Maacah: Sister of Huppim and Shuppim; mother of Peresh and Sheresh
  • Maacah: Grandmother of Saul
  • Maacah: Daughter of Abishalom; wife of Rehoboam; mother of Abijah
  • Maacah: Daughter of Talmai; wife of David; mother of Absalom
  • Maacah: Concubine of Nahor, Abraham's brother
  • Maoch: Father of Achish, king of Gath
  • Maacah: A region near Geshur

Definition

or מַעֲכָת; (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
Traditional renderings: Maachah, Maachathites. See also H1038.

Glossary entries

Maacah, Maachah (Person) Maacathite, Maachathi, Maachathite Maacah, Maachah (Place) Maoch Micaiah Michaiah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

23 total
  1. Genesis 22:24מַעֲכָֽה׃ס · and Maacah
    Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
  2. Joshua 13:13וּמַֽעֲכָת֙ · and Maacath
    …but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
  3. 2 Samuel 3:3מַעֲכָ֔ה · of Maacah
    …his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
  4. 2 Samuel 10:6מַֽעֲכָה֙ · of Maacah
    When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
  5. 2 Samuel 10:8וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה · and Maacah
    The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
  6. 1 Kings 2:39מַעֲכָ֖ה · of Maacah
    After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
  7. 1 Kings 15:2מַעֲכָ֖ה · was Maacah
    …and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
  8. 1 Kings 15:10מַעֲכָ֖ה · was Maacah
    …and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
  9. 1 Kings 15:13מַעֲכָ֣ה · Maacah
    He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
  10. 1 Chronicles 2:48מַעֲכָ֔ה · Maacah
    Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
  11. 1 Chronicles 3:2מַעֲכָ֔ה · of Maacah
    …the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
  12. 1 Chronicles 7:15מַעֲכָ֔ה · was Maacah
    Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
  13. 1 Chronicles 7:16מַעֲכָ֤ה · Maacah
    Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
  14. 1 Chronicles 8:29מַעֲכָֽה׃ · was Maacah
    Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
  15. 1 Chronicles 9:35מַעֲכָֽה׃ · was Maacah
    Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
  16. 1 Chronicles 11:43מַעֲכָ֔ה · of Maacah
    Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
  17. 1 Chronicles 19:6מַעֲכָה֙ · Aram-maacah
    When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
  18. 1 Chronicles 19:7מַעֲכָה֙ · of Maacah
    So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle.
  19. 1 Chronicles 27:16מַעֲכָֽה׃ס · of Maacah
    These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;
  20. 2 Chronicles 11:20מַעֲכָ֖ה · Maacah
    After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
  21. 2 Chronicles 11:21מַעֲכָ֣ה · Maacah
    Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
  22. 2 Chronicles 11:22מַעֲכָ֖ה · of Maacah
    Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
  23. 2 Chronicles 15:16מַעֲכָ֞ה · Maacah
    King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.