Tohu — the meaning of the Hebrew name תֹּחוּ

תֹּחוּ

Tôchûw · pronounced to'-khoo · Strong's H8459 · a man

Tohu means abasement.

Strong's definition

from an unused root meaning to depress; abasement; Tochu, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Sam 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: (KJV)

Every verse that names Tohu

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

1Sam 1:1

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