maq.qe.dah is the name of a place in Joshua, appearing as a military setting, a captured city, and a city with its king.

The attested form functions consistently as a proper place-name. It marks the end point of pursuit and the setting of a cave and camp in Joshua 10:10, Joshua 10:16, Joshua 10:17, and Joshua 10:21; it is also treated as a city with a king in Joshua 10:28, Joshua 12:16, and Joshua 15:41.

1. A named place in Joshua's campaign and city lists · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies each form as a proper noun. In Joshua 10:10 the APB renders the pursuit as continuing “until Azekah and until Makkedah”; in Joshua 10:16 and Joshua 10:17 it renders a cave there as the hiding place of five kings. In Joshua 10:28 the APB presents it as a captured place with its own king, while Joshua 12:16 and Joshua 15:41 respectively place its king in a list and the place among cities.

   Joshua 10:10Joshua 10:16Joshua 10:17Joshua 10:28Joshua 12:16Joshua 15:41

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the proper name as “Makkedah,” whether it follows movement, identifies the cave or camp, names the captured place, or modifies “king.” The verse is read as a whole, but its clauses consistently treat the term as a place-name.