1038

bēt maʿăxā בֵּית מַעֲכָה ‘Beth-maacah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from bēt בֵּית ‘between / house’ and maʿăxā מַעֲכָה ‘Maacah’
Roots: בית מעכה מעכת

bēt maʿăxā pr n loc
Beth-maachah = "house of pressure"
1) a place in the northern kingdom

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:14, 20:15

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