Maarath
In Bible versions:
Maarath: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
den; making empty; watching
a town in the hill country of Judah
NET Glossary: Array
a town in the hill country of Judah
NET Glossary: Array
Hebrew
Strongs #04638: trem Ma`arath
Maarath = "bareness"1) a town in the mountain region of Judah
4638 Ma`arath mah-ar-awth'
a form of 4630; waste; Maarath, a place in Palestine: KJV -- Maarath.see HEBREW for 04630
Maarath [nave]
MAARATH, a city of Judah, Josh. 15:59.Maarath [ebd]
desolation, a place in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:59), probably the modern village Beit Ummar, 6 miles north of Hebron.
MAARATH [isbe]
MAARATH - ma'-a-rath (ma`arath): A city in the hill country of Judah, mentioned between Gedor and Beth-anoth (Josh 15:59). The small village of Beit Ummar upon the watershed, a little to the West of the carriage road to Hebron and about a mile from Khirbet Jedur (Gedor), is a probable site. There are many rock tombs to its East. The village mosque is dedicated to Nebi Matta, i.e. Matthew. See P E F, III, 305, Sh XXI.