What does מַעֲכָה mean in the Bible?
מַעֲכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "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".
Hebrew · H4601
מַעֲכָה
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
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מַעֲכָה H4601
What does מַעֲכָה mean in the Bible?
מַעֲכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "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".
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How does the BSB render H4601?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Maacah (8), Maacah (6), was Maacah (5), and Maacah (2), and Maacath (1).
Where does מַעֲכָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 22:24. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (10), 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (4), 2 Samuel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Maacah 8× 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 10:6, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Chronicles 3:2
Maacah 6× 1 Kings 15:13, 1 Chronicles 2:48, 1 Chronicles 7:16, 2 Chronicles 11:20
was Maacah 5× 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10, 1 Chronicles 7:15, 1 Chronicles 8:29
and Maacah 2× Genesis 22:24, 2 Samuel 10:8
and Maacath 1× Joshua 13:13
Aram-maacah 1× 1 Chronicles 19:6
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Genesis 22:24 מַעֲכָֽה׃ס to and Maacah Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 13:13 וּמַֽעֲכָת֙ to and Maacath Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 3:3 מַעֲכָ֔ה to of Maacah Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 10:6 מַֽעֲכָה֙ to of Maacah Number - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 10:8 וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה to and Maacah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 2:39 מַעֲכָ֖ה to of Maacah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 15:2 מַעֲכָ֖ה to was Maacah Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 15:10 מַעֲכָ֖ה to was Maacah Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 15:13 מַעֲכָ֣ה to Maacah Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 2:48 מַעֲכָ֔ה to Maacah Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 22:24
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Joshua 1 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 10 2 Chronicles 4
Source forms
מַעֲכָ֔ה 5x ma·‘ă·ḵāh 2 Samuel 3:3, 1 Chronicles 2:48, 1 Chronicles 3:2, 1 Chronicles 7:15
מַעֲכָ֖ה 5x ma·‘ă·ḵāh 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10, 2 Chronicles 11:20
מַעֲכָ֣ה 2x ma·‘ă·ḵāh 1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 11:21
מַעֲכָה֙ 2x ma·‘ă·ḵāh 1 Chronicles 19:6, 1 Chronicles 19:7
מַעֲכָֽה׃ 2x ma·‘ă·ḵāh 1 Chronicles 8:29, 1 Chronicles 9:35
מַעֲכָֽה׃ס 2x ma·‘ă·ḵāh Genesis 22:24, 1 Chronicles 27:16
וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה 1x ū·ma·‘ă·ḵāh 2 Samuel 10:8
וּמַֽעֲכָת֙ 1x ū·ma·‘ă·ḵāṯ Joshua 13:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 13x 2 Samuel 3:3, 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10, 1 Kings 15:13
Noun - proper - masculine singular 7x Genesis 22:24, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Chronicles 11:43, 1 Chronicles 19:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Joshua 13:13, 2 Samuel 10:8
Number - masculine singular construct 1x 2 Samuel 10:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. 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
Source Gloss
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
Extended definition
Maachah, Maachathites. See also 1038 .
Word Origins
מַעֲכָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain