Strongs Number: H8620
- Hebrew Word
- תְּקוֹעַ
- Transliteration
- Tᵉqôwaʻ
- Phonetic
- tek-o'-ah
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
{Tekoa} a place in Palestine
- BDB Definition
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Tekoa or Tekoah = "a stockade" n pr m
1. a Judaite, son of Ashur and grandson of Hezron n pr loc
2. a town in the hill country of Judah near Hebron built by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos
3. a wilderness area where king Jehoshaphat of Judah defeated the people of Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir
- Origin
- A form of H8619
- Bible Usage
- {Tekoa} Tekoah.