1 Kings 15:2:71 Kgs.15.2.W7TAB
מַעֲכָ֖ה
maakha
“Maacah”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-KHA
- Extended
- mah-ah-KHAA
- IPA
- /ma.ʕăˈχaː/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-KHA
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
- sentence
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The proper noun maakah {מַעֲכָה | maˀăḵāh} is followed by the construct bat־ {בַּת־ | baṯ-} ‘daughter’, linking to avishalom {אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם | ʾăvišālôm} ‘Abishalom’; the paratactic structure is rendered as two sentences to preserve dynastic emphasis.
Root and etymology
“to press or squeeze”
In context — 1 Kings 15:2
His reign in Jerusalem lasted three years. His mother’s name was Maakah , daughter of Abishalom .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 15:2, 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.15.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.2.W7.S1) and character.