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Teqoa <a href="../hebrew/8621.htm" title="8621">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Teqoa: Tekoa</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">תְּקוֹעַ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Tqowa`<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>teh-KOH-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tek-o'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Tekoa<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Tekoa<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root נָקַע (naqah), meaning "to thrust" or "to blow a trumpet."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Tekoa in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Tekoa is a town in the hill country of Judah, known for its strategic location and its association with several biblical figures. It is mentioned in the context of military strategy, prophetic activity, and as a place of origin for notable individuals.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Tekoa was situated approximately 10 miles south of Jerusalem. It was a fortified city during the reign of Rehoboam, as recorded in 2 Chronicles 11:6. The town is most famously associated with the prophet Amos, who was a shepherd from Tekoa (Amos 1:1). The region was known for its rugged terrain and pastoral lifestyle, which influenced the imagery and themes found in Amos's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8628.htm">taqa</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a city in Judah<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Tekoa (7).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">תְּקוֺעַ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in southern Judah</b></font> (connection with above √ dubious); — <a href="/interlinear/amos/1-1.htm">Amos 1:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a>; 2Chronicles 11:6, as 'son' of Ashhur <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-24.htm">1 Chronicles 2:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-5.htm">1 Chronicles 4:5</a>; <font class="hebrew2">תְּק֫וֺעָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מִדְבַּר ת</font>2Chronicles 20:20; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Θεκωε</font> (also <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">#NAME?</font>); modern <em>Tekû'a</em>, approximately 5 miles south of Bethlehem; see Rob<sup>BR i.486f.</sup> Buhl<sup>G 157 f.</sup> Taylor<sup>Hast. DB TEKOA</sup> GASm<sup>Twelve Proph. i.74 f.</sup> Dr<sup>Amos 1:1</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Tekoa, Tekoah <p>A form of <a href="/hebrew/8619.htm">taqowa'</a>; Tekoa, a place in Palestine -- Tekoa, Tekoah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8619.htm">taqowa'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙ ובתקוע מִתְּק֑וֹעַ מתקוע תְּק֑וֹעַ תְּק֔וֹעָה תְּקֽוֹעַ׃ תְק֔וֹעַ תְקֽוֹעַ׃ תקוע תקוע׃ תקועה mit·tə·qō·w·a‘ mitteKoa mittəqōwa‘ tə·qō·w·‘āh tə·qō·w·a‘ ṯə·qō·w·a‘ teKoa teKoah təqōw‘āh təqōwa‘ ṯəqōwa‘ ū·ḇiṯ·qō·w·a‘ ūḇiṯqōwa‘ uvitKoa<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/14-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 14:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יוֹאָב֙ <b> תְּק֔וֹעָה </b> וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִשָּׁ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sent <span class="itali">to Tekoa</span> and brought<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sent <span class="itali">to Tekoah,</span> and fetched<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/14-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sent Joab <span class="itali">to Tekoa</span> and brought there<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַשְׁח֖וּר אֲבִ֥י <b> תְקֽוֹעַ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him Ashhur the father <span class="itali">of Tekoa.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him Ashur the father <span class="itali">of Tekoa.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Ashhur the father <span class="itali">of Tekoa</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י <b> תְק֔וֹעַ </b> הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Ashhur, the father <span class="itali">of Tekoa,</span> had two<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the father <span class="itali">of Tekoa</span> had two<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Ashhur the father <span class="itali">of Tekoa</span> had two<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 11:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֵיטָ֖ם וְאֶת־ <b> תְּקֽוֹעַ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Bethlehem, Etam, <span class="itali">Tekoa,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> even Bethlehem, and Etam, <span class="itali">and Tekoa,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Bethlehem Etam <span class="itali">Tekoa</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/20-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 20:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֵּצְא֖וּ לְמִדְבַּ֣ר <b> תְּק֑וֹעַ </b> וּבְצֵאתָ֞ם עָמַ֣ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out to the wilderness <span class="itali">of Tekoa;</span> and when they went<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into the wilderness <span class="itali">of Tekoa:</span> and as they went forth,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/20-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and went to the wilderness <span class="itali">of Tekoa</span> went stood<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 6:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִקֶּ֙רֶב֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם <b> וּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙ </b> תִּקְע֣וּ שׁוֹפָ֔ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a trumpet <span class="itali">in Tekoa</span> And raise<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the trumpet <span class="itali">in Tekoa,</span> and set up<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the midst of Jerusalem <span class="itali">Tekoa</span> now blow A trumpet<p><b><a href="/text/amos/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 1:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָיָ֥ה בַנֹּקְדִ֖ים <b> מִתְּק֑וֹעַ </b> אֲשֶׁר֩ חָזָ֨ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was among the sheepherders <span class="itali">from Tekoa,</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> who was among the herdmen <span class="itali">of Tekoa,</span> which he saw<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was among the sheepherders <span class="itali">Tekoa</span> which envisioned<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8620.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8620.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8620<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mittekoa_8620.htm">mit·tə·qō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tekoa_8620.htm">ṯə·qō·w·a‘ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tekoah_8620.htm">tə·qō·w·‘āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvitkoa_8620.htm">ū·ḇiṯ·qō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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