maʿăxātī מַעֲכָתִי ‘Maacathite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: patronymic from maʿăxā מַעֲכָה ‘Maacah’
Roots: מעכה מעכת

maʿăxātī pr n loc gen
Maachathite = "pressure (literally she has pressed)"
1) used of one of David's mighty warriors
2) used of an associate of Ishmael coll
3) a people dwelling in Transjordan, probably descendants of Maachah