Ma-ach'athi. (oppression). Ma-ach'athi and Maach'athites, The. Two words which denote the inhabitants of the small kingdom of Maachah. Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 12:5; Joshua 13:11; Joshua 13:13; 2 Samuel 23:34; 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8.