Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H8620
תְּקוֹעַ
te.qo.a · “Tekoa”
Used 7 times across 5 books
Definition
Tekoa or Tekoah = "a stockade"
town founded by Ashur son of Hezron
in the hill country of Judah near Hebron
rebuilt by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos
Also named: te.qo.i (תְּקוֹעִי "Tekoa" H8621)
town founded by Ashur son of Hezron
in the hill country of Judah near Hebron
rebuilt by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos
Also named: te.qo.i (תְּקוֹעִי "Tekoa" H8621)
Where it appears
2 Samuel1
1 Chronicles2
2 Chronicles2
Jeremiah1
Amos1
In the text
2 Samuel 14:2And 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 2:24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.1 Chronicles 4:5And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.2 Chronicles 11:6He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,2 Chronicles 20:20And 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 6:1O 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 Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.Amos 1:1The 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.
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