Lectionary Calendar
Friday, August 1st, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #4582 - מָעוֹךְ
Transliteration
Mâʻôwk
Phonetics
maw-oke'
Origin
from (H4600)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Maoch = "oppression"
- father of king Achish of Gath with whom David took refuge
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (1)
1 Samuel
1
BSB (1)
1 Samuel
1
CSB (1)
1 Samuel
1
ESV (1)
1 Samuel
1
KJV (1)
1 Samuel
1
LEB (1)
1 Samuel
1
LSB (1)
1 Samuel
1
N95 (1)
1 Samuel
1
NAS (1)
1 Samuel
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
1 Samuel
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
מָעוֺךְ proper name, masculine father of Achish of Gath (on form compare Lag BN 32); — 1 Samuel 27:2 (ᵐ5 Αμμαχ, A Μωαβ, ᵐ5 L Αχιμααν) = מַעֲכָה 1 Kings 2:39 (ᵐ5 Αμησα, A ᵐ5 L Μααχα).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
מָעוֹךְ (perhaps “oppression,” from the root מָעַךְ, [“a girdle of the breast?”]), [Maoch], pr.n. m. 1 Samuel 27:2 compare מַעֲכָה No. 2, a.
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List of Word Forms
מָע֖וֹךְ מעוך mā‘ōwḵ mā·‘ō·wḵ maoch