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 ›

from H4600; oppressed; Maok, a Philistine.

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)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

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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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