בֵּית מַעֲכָה
bet ma.a.khah(Abel)-beth-maacahHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place8 occurrences3 books4 verses
Definition
from H1004 and H4601; house of Maakah; Beth-Maakah, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Beth-maachah.
Traditional renderings: Beth-maachah.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- 2 Samuel 20:14וּבֵ֥ית; מַעֲכָ֖הSheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him.
- 2 Samuel 20:15בֵּ֣ית; הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔הAnd Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,
- 1 Kings 15:20בֵּֽית־; מַעֲכָ֑ה · Abel-beth-maacahAnd Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
- 2 Kings 15:29בֵּֽית־; מַעֲכָ֡ה · Abel-beth-maacahIn the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.