Lexical Definition

‎מָעוֹךְ‎ Mâʻôwk (maw-oke') Maoch ^N:N-M-P
from ‎מָעַךְ‎; oppressed

Maoch.

• § Maoch = "oppression"
• Maok, a Philistine

1) father of king Achish of Gath with whom David took refuge

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.2
• father of: Achish (אֲכִישׁ); also called Maacah (KJV: Maachah; NIV: Maakah) at 1Ki.2.39
• Also named: ma.a.khah (‎מ‎ַ‎ע‎ֲ‎כ‎ָ‎ה‎ "Maacah" מַעֲכָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָעוֺךְ‎ proper name, masculine father of Achish of Gath (on form compare Lag^{BN 32}); — 1Sam 27:2 (ᵐ5 Αμμαχ, A Μωαβ, ᵐ5^L Αχιμααν) = ‎מַעֲכָה‎ 1Kgs 2:39 (ᵐ5 Αμησα, A ᵐ5^L Μααχα).

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Male • King of Gath • Father of Achish, king of Gath.

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Maoch (or Maacah) was the father of Achish, king of Gath, to whom David fled (1Sa.27.2; 1Ki.2.39).

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.2;
• referred to as Maoch מָעוֹךְ, or Maacah (KJV= Maachah, NIV= Maakah) מַעֲכָה;
• father of Achish אֲכִישׁ.

Maoch, also known as Maacah, was the father of Achish, the king of Gath, a Philistine city. When David was fleeing from King Saul, he sought refuge with Achish in Gath. Achish, the son of Maoch, received David and his men, allowing them to settle in the city. Later, when David was king of Israel, two of his servants fled to Achish, the son of Maacah, in Gath (1 Samuel 27:2; 1 Kings 2:39). The variation in the name (Maoch or Maacah) may indicate different spellings or translations of the same name.

All entries for Maoch or Maacah: מָעוֹךְ ☩ מַעֲכָה

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