Strong's H8620 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תְּקוֹעַ (Tᵉqôwaʻ)

Pronunciation: tek-o'-ah

Morphology: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Part of Speech: n pr m, n pr loc

Name Meaning: Tekoa or Tekoah = "a stockade"

Derivation: a form of תָּקוֹעַ (tâqôwaʻ) H8619

Definition: Tekoa, a place in Palestine

KJV Renderings: Tekoa, Tekoah

Senses

1. a Judaite, son of Ashur and grandson of Hezron
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

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