מַקֵּדָה Maqqêdâh (H4719)

Makkedah, a place in Palestine

Makkedah = "place of shepherds" 1) the location of a cave in Judah where Joshua captured and executed five Canaanite kings during the conquest; located near Bethhoron and Libnah

from the same as נָקֹד (H5348) in the denominative sense of herding (compare נֹקֵד (H5349)); fold;