Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A base or foundation, a town in the south of Judah (Neh. 11:28), near Ziklag.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(foundation), one of the towns which were reinhabited after the captivity by the men of Judah.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MEK'ONAH (base, or standing-place), a place in the South of Palestine near Ziklag. Neh 11:28. Reland locates it 8 miles from Eleutheropolis, on the way to Jerusalem, and Conder suggests Mekenna, north of Beit Jibrin, as its site.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
a foot of a pillar; provision