MAHAVITE

ma'-ha-vit (machawim, "villagers"): The description given to Eliel, one of David's warrior guard (1 Chronicles 11:46), perhaps to distinguish him from the Eliel in the next verse. Massoretic Text is very obscure here.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.