maqqēdā מַקֵּדָה ‘Makkedah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: from the same as nāqōd נָקֹד ‘speckled’ in the denominative sense of herding, compare nōqēd נֹקֵד ‘shepherd’
Roots: נקוד

maqqēdā pr n loc
Makkedah = "place of shepherds"
1) the location of a cave in Judah where Joshua captured and executed five Canaanite kings during the conquest; located near Bethhoron and Libnah