אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה
avel-bet-maacha · Abel-beth-maacah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H62 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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avel-bet-maacha (אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Abel-beth-maacah”.
A city in the far north of Israel, near Dan; the name means "meadow of the house of Maacah." Sheba took refuge there (2 Samuel 20:14-15), and Ben-hadad struck it (1 Kings 15:20).
How to say it
a·vel bet ma·a·cha
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 15:20
Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of the troops that he had against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
- 2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried them into exile to Assyria.
And 4 more times.