מַעֲכָתִיMaʻăkâthîy
of one of David's heroes, collective = the Maachathites (1 Chronicles 4:19; 2 Samuel 23:34; 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8; Deuteronomy 3:14)
Pronunciation: mah-ak-aw-thee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4602
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 3:14 Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair, as it is still known today.)
- Joshua 12:5 He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.
- Joshua 13:11 It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,
- Joshua 13:13 But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
- 2 Samuel 23:34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai from Maacah; Eliam son of Ahithophel from Giloh;
- 2 Kings 25:23 When all the army commanders and their men learned that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they went to see him at Mizpah. These included Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, and all their men.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).