Masa. City which Solomon built.
Meebra. (For which) Aquila (translates) "from across." Symmachus "from opposite" (i.e., across or opposite).
Makes. City of one of the chiefs of Solomon.
Melō (Mello). City which Solomon built. (Further) Symmachus and Theodotion (translate) "completion." (This also is more fully discussed in the book Hebrew Questions .)
Maidan. City which Solomon built.
Memphis. In Osee. City of Egypt. (Osee, Ezechiel, Jeremia the prophets mention this.) Also in Ezechiel. In Jeremia those Jews (who fled Jerusalem) with Jeremia went to Memphis.
Macha. In Osee. (For which) Aquila and Symmachus (translate) "the desire."
Milētos. City of Asia. Noted in Ezechiel.
Maribōth. (Which Ezechiel mentions saying) "to the waters of Maribeth," Ezechiel. Aquila "litigation." Symmachus "controversy."
Mōrathei (Morasthi). Home of Michea the prophet. (It is a village) east of Eleutheropolis.
Masogam. Territory of Moab according to Jeremia.
[Misōr. Territory of Moab according to Jeremia (near Jeremia).
Mōphath. Territory of Moab according to Jeremia.] Noted above Mēphaath.
Maōn. Territory of Moab according to Jeremia (near Jeremia).
Molchom. Idol of Ammon according to Jeremia (as Jeremia writes).
Magedan. The Christ went to the region of Magedan according to Matthew and Mark also mentions Magedan. Now (the region called) Magedanē is around Gerasa.
(Five Books of Moses)
Naid. Land where Cain dwelled. (Properly) interpreted "restlessness," (i.e., in motion or fluctuation).
Nineve. City of Assyria which Assur built going from the land of Sammaar. There is now (another) city of Jews called Nineve near the Gonias (corner) of Arabia.
Naaliēl. Near the Arnon. A station of the children of Israel.
Nabau. (Which the Hebrews called Nebō.) Mountain above the Jordan opposite Jericho on the land Moab. There Moses died. It is pointed out even now about six miles west of Esbon (opposite the east region of Esbon).
Nabōth (Nabo). City of the sons of Ruben in the territory of Galaad. Noted also by Isaia in the vision "against the Moabites" and in Jeremia. There is also (a certain) man named Nabau who was of Kanath and this city was named from that Naboth. Nabau is now shown deserted eight miles south of (the city of) Hesbon.
Nageb. The South (is called Nageb) according to the Hebrews. Symmachus (interprets) "south." [It should be known that this area among the Hebrew tribes is called Nageb, Theman, and Darom, which we are able to translate as south. (Latin uses four synonyms for south quadrant; austrum (south), adricum (southwest), meridiem (south), eurum (southeast).]
Naphethdor (Nafeddor). Symmachus (interprets) "Dora on the coast" (maritime). It is nine miles from Kaisareia. (Dor is today a deserted city in the ninth mile on the road from Caesarea to Ptolemaise.)
Naphthō. A spring of water is so called. Tribe of Benjamin.