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Strong's H4601 מַעֲכָה (maakah)

Maakah means “Maachah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4601 — sigao (“hold peace”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4601
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 6

Strong's H4601 Quick Answer

Strong's H4601 מַעֲכָה מַעֲכָת (Ma`akah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ma`akah (mah-ak-aw') (or Mamakath (Josh. 13) n/p. 1. depression 2. 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 It has 23 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include name and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ma`akah (mah-ak-aw') (or Mamakath (Josh. 13) n/p. 1. depression 2. 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
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
name and also

Meaning and Definition

Ma`akah (mah-ak-aw') (or Mamakath (Josh. 13) n/p. 1. depression 2. 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 [from H4600] KJV: Maachah, Maachathites. See also H1038. Root(s): H4600 See also: H1038

Original Word
מַעֲכָה מַעֲכָת
Transliteration
Ma`akah
Derivation
Root: מעך First root strongs: 4600
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4601. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Maacah

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208); brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514) and Tahash (H8477); half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A) § Maachah = "oppression" son of Nahor by concubine Reumah

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How Strong's H4601 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ma`akah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

name 1 Kings 15:2 also 1 Kings 15:13

How Strong's H4601 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4601 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4601 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 22:24 KJV

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

Joshua 13:13 KJV

Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

2 Samuel 3:3 KJV

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;

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4601.

Genesis 22:24 Old Testament, KJV
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Joshua 13:13 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
2 Samuel 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
2 Samuel 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
1 Kings 2:39 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
1 Kings 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. and his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:10 Old Testament, KJV
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
1 Chronicles 2:48 Old Testament, KJV
Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
1 Chronicles 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
1 Chronicles 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
1 Chronicles 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
1 Chronicles 8:29 Old Testament, KJV
And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
1 Chronicles 9:35 Old Testament, KJV
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
1 Chronicles 11:43 Old Testament, KJV
Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
1 Chronicles 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
1 Chronicles 19:7 Old Testament, KJV
So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
1 Chronicles 27:16 Old Testament, KJV
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
2 Chronicles 11:20 Old Testament, KJV
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
2 Chronicles 11:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
2 Chronicles 11:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
2 Chronicles 15:16 Old Testament, KJV
And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4601, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 10 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4601 FAQ

What does maakah (מַעֲכָה) mean?

Maakah (Strong's H4601) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Maachah". Ma`akah (mah-ak-aw') (or Mamakath (Josh. 13) n/p. 1. depression 2. 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 many times is maakah (מַעֲכָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H4601 across 6 books.

Where can I study maakah (מַעֲכָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4601 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate maakah (מַעֲכָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as name and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.