Lexical Definition
מַעֲכָה Maʻăkâh (mah-ak-aw') Maacah N:N-M-P
or מַעֲכָת Maʻăkâth (mah-ak-awth'); (Joshua 13:13), from מָעַךְ; depression
Maachah, Maachathites. See also בֵּית מַעֲכָה.
- § Maachathites = "pressure (literally she has pressed)"
- 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
n pr m
1) father of Achish, king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon's reign
2) father of Hanan, one of David's mighty warriors
3) a Simeonite, father of Shephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David
4) son of Nahor by concubine Reumah
n pr f
5) daughter of king Talmai of Geshur, wife or David, and mother of Absalom
6) daughter of Absalom, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijam of Judah
7) concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron
8) wife of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh
9) wife of Jehiel, father of Gibeon
n pr
10) a mercenary people hired to fight David
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מַעֲכָ֣ה | Maacah | 1Kgs.15.13 • 2Chr.11.21 |
| מַעֲכָ֞ה | Maacah | 2Chr.15.16 |
| מַעֲכָ֖ה | Maacah | 1Kgs.15.2 • 1Kgs.15.10 • 2Chr.11.20 • 2Chr.11.22 |
Extended Information
- A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.2
- daughter of: Uriel (אוּרִיאֵל) and Tamar (תָּמָר); married to Rehoboam (רְחַבְעָם)
- mother of: Abijah (אֲבִיָּה), Attai (עַתַּי), Ziza (זִיזָא) and Shelomith (שְׁלֹמִית); also called Micaiah (KJV: Michaiah) at 2Ch.13.2
- daughter of Absalom, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijam of Judah
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: אֲרָם | בֵּית מַעֲכָה
מַעֲכָה proper name, masculine, feminine and of a people
1. masculine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μα(α)χα:
a. son of Nahor by his concubine רְאוּמָה Gen 22:22 (J), ancestor of people see
3. b. father of חָנָן, a hero of David 1Chr 11:43.
c. Simeonite name 1Chr 27:16.
d. father of Achish 1Kgs 2:39 (see מָעוֺךְ above).
2. feminine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μααχα, etc.:
a. Geshurite princess, wife of David, mother of Absalom, 2Sam 3:3 = 1Chr 3:2.
b. daughter of Absalom, wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijam, 1Kgs 15:2; 2Chr 11:20; 2Chr 11:21; 2Chr 11:22 read also ׳מ 2Chr 13:2 (so ᵐ5 ᵑ6) for ᵑ0 מִיכָיָה, where called daughter of Uriel of Gibeah (on this difficulty see Be Öttli, and compare c).
c. mother of Asa, and called also daughter of Absalom (as b) 1Kgs 15:10, compare v1Kgs 15:13 = 2Chr 15:16, (on this difficulty see Th Kmp: in Kau).
d. concubine of Caleb according to 1Chr 2:48.
e. wife of Machir 1Chr 7:16, compare v1Chr 7:15 (corrupt, see Be). feminine wife of (יעיאל), father of Gibeon, 1Chr 8:29; 1Chr 9:35.
3. of a people, ᵐ5 Μοοχα, Μωχα, Μα(α)χα; dwelling west of Bashan, near Soba, and Geshur (compare especially adjective, of a people below), 2Sam 10:6; 2Sam 10:8 = 1Chr 19:7, ׳אֲרַם מ v1Chr 19:6 (compare Gen 22:24 above); = מַעֲכָת Josh 13:13 (+ גְּשׁוּר), ᵐ5 ὀ Μαχατει, Μαχαθι. — אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה see below בַּיִת, p. 112 above, and אָבֵל, p. 5.
מַעֲכָת see above מַעֲכָה
3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 22:22 · 22:24 |
| Joshua | 13:13 |
| 2 Samuel | 3:3 · 10:6 · 10:8 |
| 1 Kings | 2:39 · 15:2 · 15:10 · 15:13 |
| 1 Chronicles | 2:48 · 3:2 · 7:15 · 7:16 · 8:29 · 9:35 · 11:43 · 19:6 · 19:7 · 27:16 |
| 2 Chronicles | 11:20 · 11:21 · 11:22 · 13:2 · 15:16 |
Profile
Female • Daughter of Uriel • Daughter of Abishalom; wife of Rehoboam; mother of Abijah
Woman living at the time of United Monarchy
Maacah, also known as Micaiah, the daughter of Abishalom (Absalom), was the wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah, king of Judah (1Ki.15.2,10,13; 2Ch.11.20-22; 13.2; 15.16).
- A woman from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.2;
- referred to as Maacah מַעֲכָה, or Micaiah (KJV= Michaiah) מִיכָיָהוּ;
- a daughter of Uriel אוּרִיאֵל and Tamar תָּמָר;
- wife of Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם;
- mother of Abijah אֲבִיָּה, Attai עַתַּי, Ziza זִיזָא and Shelomith שְׁלֹמִית.
Maacah, also referred to as Micaiah, was the daughter of Abishalom (likely Absalom, the son of David) and the wife of King Rehoboam of Judah (1Ki.15.2; 2Ch.11.20-21). She was the mother of Abijah, who succeeded Rehoboam as king (1Ki.15.2; 2Ch.11.22; 13.2). Maacah held the influential position of queen mother during the reigns of Rehoboam and Abijah. However, she was removed from this role by her grandson, King Asa, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah (1Ki.15.13; 2Ch.15.16). Maacah's story illustrates the political significance of the queen mother in the Judean monarchy and the religious reforms undertaken by King Asa to purge idolatry from the land.
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