Given name
Maacah
“who is like (Yahweh)?”
Maacah is a variant of Micah. One interpretation is “who is like (Yahweh)?.”
Original Hebrewמעכה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maacah is a variant of Micah. One interpretation is “who is like (Yahweh)?.”
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Where it comes from
Maacah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ma'ak (מעך), “to press of squeeze.”
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The story
Maacah is a variant of Micah. The history of Micah gives this family its wider story. Micah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Maacah appears in Deuteronomy 3:14, Joshua 13:11, 2 Samuel 10:6 and 2 other passages.
- Deuteronomy 3:14
- Joshua 13:11
- 2 Samuel 10:6
- 1 Chronicles 19:7
- 2 Samuel 20:14
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The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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