Original: תְּקֹועַ

Transliteration: Tᵉqôwaʻ

Phonetic: tek-o'-ah

Short Definition: Tekoa

Original: תּקוע

Transliteration: teqôa‛

Phonetic: tek-o'-ah

BDB Definition:

Tekoa or Tekoah = "a stockade"

1. a Judaite, son of Ashur and grandson of Hezron (noun proper masculine)
2. a town in the hill country of Judah near Hebron built by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos (noun proper locative)
3. a wilderness area where king Jehoshaphat of Judah defeated the people of Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir (noun proper locative)

Origin: a form of H8619

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H8619, H8621, H8628, H8629