Karka

KARKA kar'-ka (ha-qarqa`ah--with the article and locale; the King James Version Karkaa):

A place in the South of Judah, between Addar and Wady el-`Arish (Joshua 15:3). Eusebius, Onomasticon speaks of a village in Judah lying toward the wilderness, named Akarka. It cannot now be identified. The name means "the pavement,"' or "ground."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'KARKA'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.