מַקֵּדָה

makeda · Makkedah

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4719 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

makeda (מַקֵּדָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Makkedah”.

A Canaanite city of the Shephelah, with the cave where the five kings hid.

How to say it

ma·ke·da

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.

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Joshua 10:10

    And YHWH threw them into confusion before Israel, and he struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and as far as Makkedah.

  • Joshua 10:16

    Now these five kings fled and hid in the cave at Makkedah.

  • Joshua 10:17

    And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”

  • Joshua 10:21

    that all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved his tongue against the sons of Israel.

  • Joshua 10:28

    And Makkedah Joshua took on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king; he devoted to destruction them and every person who was in it; he left no survivor. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

  • Joshua 10:29

    Then Joshua passed on, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.

  • Joshua 12:16

    the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

  • Joshua 15:41

    Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.

And 1 more times.