maacha · Maacah

What it means

maacha (מַעֲכָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Maacah”.

The name of several people, men and women; among them a son of Nahor and the daughter of the king of Geshur, David's wife and Absalom's mother. Also a small kingdom in the north.

How to say it

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.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Maacah ×22
• Maacath ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Joshua×1
• 2 Samuel×3
• 1 Kings×4
• 1 Chronicles×10
• 2 Chronicles×4

• Genesis 22:24

  And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

• Joshua 13:13

  But the sons of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurites or the Maacathites, and Geshur and Maacath live in the midst of Israel to this day.

• 2 Samuel 3:3

  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;

• 2 Samuel 10:6

  When the sons of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and hired Aram of Beth-rehob and Aram of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah, a thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.

• 2 Samuel 10:8

  The sons of Ammon came out and drew up for battle at the entrance of the gate; and Aram of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

• 1 Kings 2:39

  And it happened at the end of three years that two slaves of Shimei fled to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”

• 1 Kings 15:2

  Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

• 1 Kings 15:10

  Forty and one years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

• 1 Kings 15:13

  And also Maacah his mother he removed from being lady, because she had made a horrid image for Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.

• 1 Chronicles 2:48

  Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

• 1 Chronicles 3:2

  the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

• 1 Chronicles 7:15

  And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.

• 1 Chronicles 7:16

  And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

• 1 Chronicles 8:29

  And in Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah;

• 1 Chronicles 9:35

  And in Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah;

• 1 Chronicles 11:43

  Hanan son of Maacah; and Joshaphat the Mithnite;

• 1 Chronicles 19:6

  When the sons of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves from Aram-naharaim and from Aram of Maacah and from Zobah chariots and horsemen.

• 1 Chronicles 19:7

  They hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered from their cities and came to battle.

• 1 Chronicles 27:16

  Over the tribes of Israel: for the Reubenites, the leader was Eliezer son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;

• 2 Chronicles 11:20

  After her he took Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

• 2 Chronicles 11:21

  Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and his concubines, for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

• 2 Chronicles 11:22

  Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as head, as leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

• 2 Chronicles 15:16

  And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being lady, because she had made for Asherah a horrid image; and Asa cut down her horrid image, ground it to dust and burned it at the brook Kidron.