Abel-beth-maachah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה
אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה
Abel-beth-maachah means meadow of Beth-Maakah.
Built from
אָבֵל ʼâbêl — a meadow open in the lexicon ›
בַּיִת bayith — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) open in the lexicon ›
מַעֲכָה Maʻăkâh — depression open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H58 and H1004 and H4601; meadow of Beth-Maakah; Abel of Beth-maakah, a place in Palestine.
First appearance
1Kgs 15:20 So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.