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meÌ„Ì-kē´rath-ı̄t (מכרתי, mekheÌ„raÌ„thı̄, “dweller in Mecharahâ€): Possibly this is a misreading of “Maachathite†(the King James Version). It is the description of Hepher, one of David's valiant men ().
In the Wallel list of 2 Sam 23, especially , the “Maachathite†is mentioned without name in the place in the list given to Hepher in . The variations do not destroy the conviction that the list is virtually the same.