Bible Person

Maachah

Meaning: pressed down; worn; fastened · Female · 2 cross references

This Maachah entry refers to the wife of Machir in the tribal genealogy of Manasseh and the mother of Peresh and Sheresh. She belongs to the family framework through which Chronicles preserves the internal structure of Israel's clans. First appears in 1 Chr 7:15.1

AI summary: This Maachah matters because the cross references place her within the household lines of Manasseh, where women are occasionally named to anchor important branches of descent. Her presence gives genealogical texture to the tribe and helps trace how later families are remembered. Taken together, the material presents this Maachah as a maternal figure in the genealogical memory of Manasseh.1