Mâʻôwk — H4582

Definition

masculine proper noun

Maok, a Philistine

1. Maoch = "oppression"
2. father of king Achish of Gath with whom David took refuge

Usually translated as

Maoch

Origin

from H4600; oppressed

• Derived from Mâʻak (H4600)

Occurrences

Mâʻôwk occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1)

• 1 Samuel 27:2 — And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch (מָע֖וֹךְ), king of Gath.