Biblica Analytica
H4601R Hebrew

מַעֲכָה

ma.a.khah

Maacah

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Maacah
Transliteration
ma.a.khah
Strong's Number
H4601R
Occurrences
4
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Maacah: A Biblical Place Name Based on the lexical data provided, מַעֲכָה (Maacah) is a proper noun appearing four times in the Hebrew Bible. As a name rather than a common word with multiple meanings, its significance lies in its identification of a specific geographical or political entity within the biblical world. The limited occurrence count (4 instances) suggests it refers to a location or group of secondary importance compared to major biblical place names, though its inclusion in the scriptural record indicates some relevance to the narratives in which it appears. Without additional context from the provided data regarding the specific passages where Maacah appears or its geographical coordinates, we cannot determine from the lexicon entry alone whether it denotes a city, region, or ethnic group. The name's repeated appearance across different biblical books suggests it held enough geographical or political significance to warrant multiple references, yet the sparse documentation in this lexical entry limits definitive conclusions about its precise role or importance in biblical history and geography.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H4601R
Lemma
מַעֲכָה
Transliteration
ma.a.khah
Definition
Maacah
Occurrences
4
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences across the text