A title given to Hepher in 1 Chronicles 11:36. In the parallel passage in 2 Samuel 23:34, Hepher is called “the son of the Maachathite” (in the King James Version) or “from Maacah” (in the New Living Translation).
Mecherathite
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.