1 Kings 15:10:81 Kgs.15.10.W8TAB
מַעֲכָ֖ה
maakha
“Maacah”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-KHA
- Extended
- mah-ah-KHAA
- IPA
- /maʕăˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Maacah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-KHA
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA BAT-a-vi-sha-LOM
- sentence
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LAIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA BAT-a-vi-sha-LOM
Root and etymology
“to press or squeeze”
In context — 1 Kings 15:10
He reigned in Jerusalem for forty-one years, and his mother’s name was Maakah, daughter of Abishalom.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 15:10, so the Hebrew word מַעֲכָ֖ה (maakha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.15.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.10.W8.S1) and character.