Maacah Personal Name

† מַעֲכָה n.pr.m., f. et gent. 1. n.pr.m. 𝔊 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μα(α)χα: a. son of Nahor by his concubine רְאוּמָה Gn 22:22 (J), ancestor of people v. 3. b. father of חָנָן, a hero of David 1 Ch 11:43. c. Simeonite name 1 Ch 27:16. d. father of Achish 1 K 2:39 (v. מָעוֹךְ supra). 2. n.pr.f. 𝔊 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μααχα, etc.: a. Geshurite princess, wife of David, mother of Absalom, 2 S 3:3=1 Ch 3:2. b. daughter of Absalom, wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijam, 1 K 15:2; 2 Ch 11:20, 21, 22; read also מ׳ 2 Ch 13:2 (so 𝔊 𝔖) for MT מִיכָיָה, where called daughter of Uriel of Gibeah (on this difficulty v. Be Öt, and cf. c). c. mother of Asa, and called also daughter of Absalom (as b) 1 K 15:10, cf. v 13=2 Ch 15:16, (on this difficulty v. Th Kmp in Kau). d. concubine of Caleb according to 1 Ch 2:48. e. wife of Machir 1 Ch 7:16, cf. v 15 (corrupt, v. Be). f. wife of (יעיאל), father of Gibeon, 1 Ch 8:29; 9:35. 3. n.pr.gent., 𝔊 Μοοχα, Μωχα, Μα(α)χα; dwelling W. of Bashan, near Ṣoba, and Geshur (cf. especially adj. gent. infr.), 2 S 10:6, 8=1 Ch 19:7, אֲרַם מ׳ v 6 (cf. Gn 22:24 supr.);=מַעֲכָת Jos 13:13 (+ גְּשׁוּר), 𝔊 ὁ Μαχατει, Μαχαθι.—אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה v. sub בַּ֫יִת²" dir="rtl" >בַּיִת, p. 112 supr., and אָבֵל" dir="rtl" >אָבֵל, p. 5.

† II. אָבֵל n.f. 1. meadow (?) 1 S 6:18 MT but read אֶבֶן cf. v 14, 15 𝔊 𝔖 We Dr. 2. n.pr.loc. city in N. Isr. 2 S 20:18, near Beth Maacah v 14 = אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה v 15 (so also v 14 Ew Th We Klo Dr), 1 K 15:20 2 K 15:29; = א׳ מַיִם 2 Ch 16:4 (= Abil el Ḳamḥ. wheat-meadow NW. of Dan & S. of Mutulleh RobBR III, 372). 3. אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים n.pr.loc. (= acacia-meadow) in lowlands of Moab Nu 33:49; = שִׁטִּים Nu 25:1 Mi 6:5 (= Tel Kefrein (?) Tristr & MerrillPESoc. 4th Statement, 89). 4. אָבֵל כְּרָמִים n.pr.loc. (= vineyard-meadow) in Ammon Ju 11:33 (v. Euseb. Ἀβελαμπελων). 5. אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה n.pr.loc. (= dance-meadow) Ju 7:22 1 K 4:12; Elisha’s birthplace 19:16 (v. Euseb. Ἀβελμαελαι). 6. אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם n.pr.loc. (= meadow of Egypt, i.e. fertile as Egypt?) E. of Jordan Gn 50:11 (where interpr. as if אֵבֶל מ׳, so 𝔊 𝔙; v. Di).

† בֵּית מַעֲכָה n.pr.loc. so only אָבֵ֫לָה וּב׳ מ׳ 2 S 20:14, where read as in v 15 and in אָבֵל בּ׳ מ׳ 1 K 15:20 2 K 15:29 Abel of Beth Maacah; c. ָה loc.; אָבֵ֫לָה בּ׳ הַמַּעֲכָה 2 S 20:15; cf. sub ii. אָבֵל.