Machbenah
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Mach'benah. (Bond). Sheva, the father of Machbena, is named in the genealogical list of Judah as the offspring of Manchah, the concubine of Caleb ben-Hezron. 1 Chronicles 2:49.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
A town of Judah, colonized by the family of Maachah ( 1 Chronicles 2:49). "Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheva the father of Machbenah."
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
Son of (or town founded by) Sheva. 1 Chronicles 2:49 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
1 Chronicles 2:49
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. Makbena', מִכְבֵּנָא, something Bound on, perh. a Cloak; Sept. Μαχαβηνά v. r. Μαχαμηνά; Vulg. Maochbena ), apparently a place in the tribe of Judah founded by (a person of that name, the son of) Sheva ( 1 Chronicles 2:49), and probably situated in the vicinity of Gibeah, in connection with which it is mentioned. It is thought to have been the same with Cabbon ( Joshua 15:40).
