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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1038. בֵּית (Beth Maakah) -- Beth Maakah</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1038.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_samuel/20-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1038.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1038</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1037.htm" title="1037">◄</a> 1038. Beth Maakah <a href="../hebrew/1039.htm" title="1039">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Beth Maakah: Beth Maakah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בֵּית מַעֲכָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Beth Maakah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bayth mah-a-KAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bayth mah-ak-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Beth Maakah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Beth-Maakah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from two Hebrew words: בֵּית (beth), meaning "house" or "place," and מַעֲכָה (Maakah), a personal name.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for Beth Maakah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, Greek entries related to locations or cities might be considered in broader studies of biblical geography.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Beth Maakah means "House of Maakah." It is used in the Bible to refer to a specific location, a fortified city in the northern part of ancient Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Beth Maakah was a significant city located near the northern border of Israel, close to the region of Aram (modern-day Syria). It was strategically important due to its location and was often involved in military conflicts. The city is associated with the region of Maakah, which may have been named after a local leader or clan. The historical context of Beth Maakah reflects the turbulent times of the divided monarchy in Israel, where cities like Beth Maakah played crucial roles in the defense and administration of the kingdom.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> and <a href="/hebrew/4601.htm">Maakah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"house of Maakah," a place in N. Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Beth-maacah (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בֵּית מַעֲכָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>so only</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אָבֵ֫לָה וּב</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-14.htm">2 Samuel 20:14</a>, where read as in <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-15.htm">2 Samuel 20:15</a> and in <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אָבֵל בּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/15-20.htm">1 Kings 15:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a> <em>Abel of Beth Maacah</em>; with <font class="hebrew2">ָ ה</font> locative; <font class="hebrew2">הַמַּעֲכָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אָבֵ֫לָה בּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-15.htm">2 Samuel 20:15</a>; compare below II.<font class="hebrew2">אָבֵל</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Beth-maachah <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> and <a href="/hebrew/4601.htm">Ma'akah</a>; house of Maakah; Beth-Maakah, a place in Palestine -- Beth-maachah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4601.htm">Ma'akah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה המעכה מַעֲכָ֖ה מעכה ham·ma·‘ă·ḵāh hamma‘ăḵāh hammaaChah ma‘ăḵāh ma·‘ă·ḵāh maaChah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/20-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 20:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָבֵ֛לָה וּבֵ֥ית <b> מַעֲכָ֖ה </b> וְכָל־ הַבֵּרִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Abel, <span class="itali">even Beth-maacah,</span> and all<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto Abel, <span class="itali">and to Bethmaachah,</span> and all the Berites:<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Israel to Abel <span class="itali">Beth-maacah</span> and all the Berites<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/20-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 20:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙ בֵּ֣ית <b> הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה </b> וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ סֹֽלְלָה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him in Abel <span class="itali">Beth-maacah,</span> and they cast<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him in Abel <span class="itali">of Bethmaachah,</span> and they cast up<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in Abel <span class="itali">Beth-maacah</span> cast A siege<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1038.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1038.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1038<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammaachah_1038.htm">ham·ma·‘ă·ḵāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/maachah_1038.htm">ma·‘ă·ḵāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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