אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָהʼÂbêl Bêyth-Măʻakâh

Meanings

Same root

• אָבֵלʼâbêl · H58a meadow
• בַּיִתbayith · H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
• מַעֲכָהMaʻăkâh · H4601Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian woman

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• 2 Samuel 20:14 Meanwhile, Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel and eventually came to the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the members of his own clan, the Bicrites, assembled for battle and followed him into the town.
• 2 Samuel 20:15 When Joab’s forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town’s fortifications and began battering down the wall.
• 1 Kings 15:20 Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa’s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Kinnereth, and all the land of Naphtali.
• 2 Kings 15:29 During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.