Shocho — the meaning of the Hebrew name שׂוֹכֹה

שׂוֹכֹה

Sôwkôh · pronounced so-ko' · Strong's H7755 · a place · also spelled Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh

Shocho means Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine.

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שׂוּךְ sûwk (from, H7753) — to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation, protection or restraint) open in the lexicon ›

or שֹׂכֹה; or שׂוֹכוֹ; from H7753; Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine.

Josh 15:35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, (KJV)

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Joshua, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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