Strong's H4601 · Hebrew
מַעֲכָה
Maʻăkâh · /mah-ak-aw'/
Definition
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
KJV: Maachah, Maachathites. See also H1038 (בֵּית מַעֲכָה).
Root / derivation: or מַעֲכָת; (Joshua 13:13), from H4600 (מָעַךְ); depression;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַעֲכָה across 22 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis1 verse
2 Samuel3 verses
And 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; Chileab: or, Daniel
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. Ishtob: or, the men of Tob
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 Kings4 verses
And 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.
1 Kings 15:10And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. mother's: that is, grandmother's
1 Kings 15:13And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. destroyed: Heb. cut off
1 Chronicles9 verses
Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
1 Chronicles 3:2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
1 Chronicles 7:15And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
1 Chronicles 7:16And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
1 Chronicles 8:29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: father: called Jehiel,IChro.9.35
1 Chronicles 9:35And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
1 Chronicles 11:43Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
1 Chronicles 19:7So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
1 Chronicles 27:16Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
2 Chronicles4 verses
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
2 Chronicles 11:21And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
2 Chronicles 11:22And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
2 Chronicles 15:16And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. mother: that is, grandmother idol: Heb. horror
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4601 (Maʻăkâh) mean?
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
How many times does H4601 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4601 (מַעֲכָה) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Maachah.”
How is Maʻăkâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4601 is rendered as “Maachah” (18×), “Maacah” (3×), “Maachathites” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word מַעֲכָה come from?
or מַעֲכָת; (Joshua 13:13), from H4600 (מָעַךְ); depression;