maḥăwīm מַחֲוִים ‘Mahavite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: apparently a patronym but from an unknown name (in the plural for a singular)

maḥăwīm pr n loc gen
Mahavite = "propagators"
1) apparently, an inhabitant of a place called 'Macheweh'
 1a) the designation of Eliel, one of David's mighty warriors