Strong H4582מָעוֹךְ
Maoch
- Transliteration
- mâ‛ôk
- Pronunciation
- maw-oke'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H4600; oppressed;
{Maok} a Philistine: - Maoch.
{Maok} a Philistine: - Maoch.
Meaning of the name
Maoch = "oppression"
Detailed definition
In the biblical story
Maoch
Father of Achish, king of Gath.
Maoch (or Maacah) was the father of Achish, king of Gath, to whom David fled (1Sa.27.2; 1Ki.2.39).
In the Bible
Strong H4582 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- maoch1
First verses
- 1 Samuel 27:2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.