FROM SMITH’S BIBLE DICTIONARY (1884)

Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1884) — public domain, printed whole.

that is, the native or inhabitant of a place called Mecherah. (1�Chronicles 11:36) In the parallel list of (2�Samuel 23:1) ... the name appears, with other variations, as "the Maachathite." ver. (2�Samuel 23:34)