Maarath — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַעֲרָת

מַעֲרָת

Maʻărâth · pronounced mah-ar-awth' · Strong's H4638 · a place

Maarath means waste.

Built from

מַעֲרָה maʻărâh (a form of, H4630) — an open spot open in the lexicon ›

a form of H4630; waste; Maarath, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:59 And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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