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תְּקוֹעַ H8620
H8620 is the Hebrew word תְּקוֹעַ, transliterated Tᵉqôwaʻ and said tek-o'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it tekoa.
What it means
Tekoa, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
a form of H8619 (תָּקוֹעַ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Tekoa, Tekoah.
Verses using תְּקוֹעַ
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 14:2 · KJV
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
1 Chronicles 2:24 · KJV
And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles 4:5 · KJV
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
2 Chronicles 11:6 · KJV
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
2 Chronicles 20:20 · KJV
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Jeremiah 6:1 · KJV
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
Amos 1:1 · KJV
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8620 mean?
H8620 is the Hebrew word תְּקוֹעַ (Tᵉqôwaʻ), meaning Tekoa, a place in Palestine.
How is H8620 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it tekoa (6 times), tekoah (1 time).
How many times does H8620 appear in the Bible?
תְּקוֹעַ (Tᵉqôwaʻ) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8620 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a form of H8619 (תָּקוֹעַ).
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