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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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מַעֲכָהH4601

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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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".

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 Maacah8×2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 10:6, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Chronicles 3:2
Maacah6×1 Kings 15:13, 1 Chronicles 2:48, 1 Chronicles 7:16, 2 Chronicles 11:20
was Maacah5×1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10, 1 Chronicles 7:15, 1 Chronicles 8:29
and Maacah2×Genesis 22:24, 2 Samuel 10:8
and Maacath1×Joshua 13:13
Aram-maacah1×1 Chronicles 19:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 22:24מַעֲכָֽה׃סtoand MaacahNoun - proper - masculine singularJoshua 13:13וּמַֽעֲכָת֙toand MaacathConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular2 Samuel 3:3מַעֲכָ֔הtoof MaacahNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Samuel 10:6מַֽעֲכָה֙toof MaacahNumber - masculine singular construct2 Samuel 10:8וּמַֽעֲכָ֔הtoand MaacahConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Kings 2:39מַעֲכָ֖הtoof MaacahNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Kings 15:2מַעֲכָ֖הtowas MaacahNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Kings 15:10מַעֲכָ֖הtowas MaacahNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Kings 15:13מַעֲכָ֣הtoMaacahNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Chronicles 2:48מַעֲכָ֔הtoMaacahNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 22:24
Aligned rows23
Books represented6
Genesis1Joshua12 Samuel31 Kings41 Chronicles102 Chronicles4
Source forms
מַעֲכָ֔ה5xma·‘ă·ḵāh2 Samuel 3:3, 1 Chronicles 2:48, 1 Chronicles 3:2, 1 Chronicles 7:15
מַעֲכָ֖ה5xma·‘ă·ḵāh1 Kings 2:39, 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10, 2 Chronicles 11:20
מַעֲכָ֣ה2xma·‘ă·ḵāh1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 11:21
מַעֲכָה֙2xma·‘ă·ḵāh1 Chronicles 19:6, 1 Chronicles 19:7
מַעֲכָֽה׃2xma·‘ă·ḵāh1 Chronicles 8:29, 1 Chronicles 9:35
מַעֲכָֽה׃ס2xma·‘ă·ḵāhGenesis 22:24, 1 Chronicles 27:16
וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה1xū·ma·‘ă·ḵāh2 Samuel 10:8
וּמַֽעֲכָת֙1xū·ma·‘ă·ḵāṯJoshua 13:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular13x2 Samuel 3:3, 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10, 1 Kings 15:13
Noun - proper - masculine singular7xGenesis 22:24, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Chronicles 11:43, 1 Chronicles 19:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular2xJoshua 13:13, 2 Samuel 10:8
Number - masculine singular construct1x2 Samuel 10:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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