Tekoa — the meaning of the Hebrew name תְּקוֹעַ

תְּקוֹעַ

Tᵉqôwaʻ · pronounced tek-o'-ah · Strong's H8620 · a man and a place · also spelled Tekoah

Tekoa means Tekoa, a place in Palestine.

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Strong's definition

a form of H8619; Tekoa, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Sam 14:2 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: (KJV)

Every verse that names Tekoa

7 occurrences in 7 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Amos

2Sam 14:21Chr 2:241Chr 4:52Chr 11:62Chr 20:20Jer 6:1Amos 1:1

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