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Maoch
Maoch
מָעוֹךְ ma.okh
Maoch (Hebrew: מָעוֹךְ, ma.okh) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Abishag.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Maoch
father of Achish
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- United Monarchy
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Samuel 27:2 |
| Last appears | 1 Kings 2:39 |
| Cross-references | 15 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Achish co-occurrence Appears with Achish in 1 Kings 2.
- Shimei co-occurrence Appears with Shimei in 1 Kings 2.
- Jether co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Jether.
- Abishag co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Abishag.
- Gera co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Gera.
- Haggith co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Haggith.
- Ahinoam co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ahinoam.
- Jerahmeel co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Jerahmeel.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.2;
father of: Achish (H0397); also called Maacah (KJV: Maachah; NIV: Maakah) at 1Ki.2.39;
Also named: ma.a.khah (מַעֲכָה "Maacah" H4601Q)
§ Maoch = "oppression"
father of king Achish of Gath with whom David took refuge
Maoch (or Maacah) was the father of Achish, king of Gath, to whom David fled.
The biblical story
Maoch, also known as Maacah, was the father of Achish, the king of Gath, a Philistine city. When David was fleeing from King Saul, he sought refuge with Achish in Gath. Achish, the son of Maoch, received David and his men, allowing them to settle in the city. Later, when David was king of Israel, two of his servants fled to Achish, the son of Maacah, in Gath (1Sa.27.2; 1Ki.2.39). The variation in the name (Maoch or Maacah) may indicate different spellings or translations of the same name.
Key verses
Maoch appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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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.
1 Samuel 27:2 -
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
1 Kings 2:39
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1 Samuel (1)
- 1 Samuel 27:2
1 Kings (1)
- 1 Kings 2:39