מַעֲכָה

1. masculine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μα(α)χα:
\ \ a. son of Nahor by his concubine רְאוּמָה 1 Mos 22,22 (J), ancestor of people see

3. b. father of חָנָן, a hero of David 1 Kron 11,43.
\ \ c. Simeonite name 1 Kron 27,16.
\ \ d. father of Achish 1 Kong 2,39 (see מָעוֺךְ above).

2. feminine ᵐ5 Μ(ο)ωχα, Μααχα, etc.:
\ \ a. Geshurite princess, wife of David, mother of Absalom, 2 Sam 3,3 = 1 Kron 3,2.
\ \ b. daughter of Absalom, wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijam, 1 Kong 15,2; 2 Kron 11,20; 2 Kron 11,21; 2 Kron 11,22 read also ׳מ 2 Kron 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) 1 Kong 15,10, compare v1 Kong 15,13 = 2 Kron 15,16, (on this difficulty see Th Kmp: in Kau).
\ \ d. concubine of Caleb according to 1 Kron 2,48.
\ \ e. wife of Machir 1 Kron 7,16, compare v1 Kron 7,15 (corrupt, see Be). feminine wife of (יעיאל), father of Gibeon, 1 Kron 8,29; 1 Kron 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), 2 Sam 10,6; 2 Sam 10,8 = 1 Kron 19,7, ׳אֲרַם מ v1 Kron 19,6 (compare 1 Mos 22,24 above); = מַעֲכָת Jos 13,13 (+ גְּשׁוּר), ᵐ5 ὀ Μαχατει, Μαχαθι. — אָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָה see below בַּיִת, p. 112 above, and אָבֵל, p. 5.