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Maoch — the meaning of the Hebrew name מָעוֹךְ

מָעוֹךְ

Mâʻôwk · pronounced maw-oke' · Strong's H4582 · a man

Maoch means oppressed.

Built from

מָעַךְ mâʻak (from, H4600) — to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H4600; oppressed; Maok, a Philistine.

First appearance

1Sam 27:2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. (KJV)

Every verse that names Maoch

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

1Sam 27:2

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