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

Extended Information

• A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.15
• daughter of: Ir (עִיר)
• sister of: Shuppim (שֻׁפִּים) and Huppim (חֻפִּים); married to Machir (מָכִיר)
• mother of: Peresh (פֶּרֶשׁ), Sheresh (שֶׁרֶשׁ)
• wife of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh

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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

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Profile

Female • Sister of Shuppim • Sister of Huppim and Shuppim; mother of Peresh and Sheresh

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Maacah, the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, was the wife of Machir and mother of Peresh and Sheresh (1Ch.7.15,16).

• A woman from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.15;
• only referred to as Maacah מַעֲכָה;
• daughter of Ir עִיר;
• a sister of Shuppim שֻׁפִּים and Huppim חֻפִּים;
• wife of Machir מָכִיר;
• mother of Hammolecheth מֹלֶכֶת, Gilead גִּלְעָד, daughter_of_Machir מָכִיר, Peresh פֶּרֶשׁ, Sheresh שֶׁרֶשׁ.

Maacah was the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, who were descendants of Benjamin (1Ch.7.15). She married Machir, the son of Manasseh, and gave birth to two sons, Peresh and Sheresh (1Ch.7.16). Machir was known for being the father of Gilead, a region east of the Jordan River (Num.26.29; 1Ch.7.14). The marriage of Maacah to Machir represents an intermarriage between the tribes of Benjamin and Manasseh. No further details are provided about Maacah or her sons in the biblical narrative. Her mention in the genealogy underscores the interconnectedness of the Israelite tribes and the significance of marriage alliances in the early history of Israel.

All entries for Maacah: מַעֲכָה

Related Profiles:

• Ir (father)
• Machir (spouse)
• Shuppim (sibling)
• Huppim (sibling)
• Hammolecheth (child)
• Gilead (child)
• daughter_of_Machir (child)
• Peresh (child)
• Sheresh (child)