7755. Sokoh or Soko

Lexicon

Sokoh or Soko: Sokoh or Soko

Original Word: שׂוֹכֹה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Sowkoh
Pronunciation: SOH-koh
Phonetic Spelling: (so-ko')
Definition: Sokoh or Soko
Meaning: Sokoh, Soko

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh

Or Sokoh {so-ko'}; or Sowkow {so-ko'}; from suwk; Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine -- Shocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.

see HEBREW suwk

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as sok
Definition
two places in Judah
NASB Translation
Soco (3), Socoh (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שׂוֺכֹה, שׂוֺכוֺ proper name, of a location in Judah:

1 in Shephelah, שׂוֺכֹה Joshua 15:35; 1 Samuel 17:1 (twice in verse) (from ᵐ5 Σοκχωθ HPS (after We, compare Dr) conjectures שׂכות), שׂוֺכוֺ2Chronicles 11:7; 28:18, perhaps also שׂכֹה 1 Kings 4:10 (Buhl Benz SS ['perhaps']; Th Kit below

2); modern Eš-Šuw¢ke, south-southeast from Beth Shemesh, in Wady-es-San‰ Rob^{BR 1. 494} Buhl^{Geogr. 194}; Σωχω, Σοκχωθ, etc.

2 in hill-country, Joshua 15:48 (Kt שׂוכה, Qr שׂוכוֺ), probably also שׂוֺכוֺ 1 Chronicles 4:18 ('son' of חֶבֶר); modern Šuwêke, 4 h. south of חֶבְרֵוֺן Rob^{BR ii. 16. 21} Buhl^{Geogr. 164}; Σωχω(ν).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׂכָה (sakha), meaning "to hedge in" or "to entwine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for שׂוֹכֹה (Sokoh, Soko) as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew geography and does not have a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: The term שׂוֹכֹה (Sokoh, Soko) is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible to denote two distinct locations in ancient Israel.

Context: • Sokoh in Judah: Sokoh is mentioned as a town in the territory of Judah. It is located in the Shephelah, the lowland region of Judah. This town is noted in several biblical passages, including Joshua 15:35, which lists it among the cities in the lowland of Judah. In 1 Samuel 17:1, Sokoh is identified as the location where the Philistines gathered their forces for battle against Israel, leading to the famous encounter between David and Goliath. The town is also mentioned in 1 Kings 4:10 as part of the district governed by one of Solomon's officials.

• Sokoh in the Hill Country of Judah: Another location named Sokoh is found in the hill country of Judah. This is mentioned in Joshua 15:48, where it is listed among the towns in the mountainous region. The exact location of this Sokoh is less certain, but it is distinct from the Sokoh in the Shephelah.

• Archaeological Significance: The site of the Shephelah Sokoh is identified with modern-day Khirbet Shuweikeh, where archaeological remains have been found, including fortifications and other structures, indicating its historical significance.

Forms and Transliterations

וְשׂוֹכֹֽה׃ ושוכה׃ שֹׂכֹ֖ה שׂוֹכ֔וֹ שׂוֹכ֖וֹ שׂוֹכ֤וֹ שׂוֹכֹ֖ה שׂוֹכֹ֥ה שוכה שוכו שכה śō·ḵōh śō·w·ḵōh śō·w·ḵōw soCho soChoh śōḵōh śōwḵōh śōwḵōw vesoChoh wə·śō·w·ḵōh wəśōwḵōh

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:35
HEB: יַרְמוּת֙ וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם שׂוֹכֹ֖ה וַעֲזֵקָֽה׃
NAS: Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh and Azekah,
KJV: and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
INT: Jarmuth and Adullam Socoh and Azekah

Joshua 15:48
HEB: שָׁמִ֥יר וְיַתִּ֖יר וְשׂוֹכֹֽה׃
NAS: Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,
KJV: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
INT: Shamir and Jattir and Socoh

1 Samuel 17:1
HEB: לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ שֹׂכֹ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִיהוּדָ֑ה
NAS: and they were gathered at Socoh which
KJV: and were gathered together at Shochoh, which [belongeth] to Judah,
INT: battle were gathered Socoh which to Judah

1 Samuel 17:1
HEB: וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ בֵּין־ שׂוֹכֹ֥ה וּבֵין־ עֲזֵקָ֖ה
NAS: between Socoh and Azekah,
KJV: and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah,
INT: camped between Socoh between and Azekah

1 Kings 4:10
HEB: בָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת ל֥וֹ שֹׂכֹ֖ה וְכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: in Arubboth (Socoh [was] his and all
KJV: in Aruboth; to him [pertained] Sochoh, and all the land
INT: Ben-hesed Arubboth (Socoh all the land

1 Chronicles 4:18
HEB: חֶ֙בֶר֙ אֲבִ֣י שׂוֹכ֔וֹ וְאֶת־ יְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖ל
NAS: the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel
KJV: the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel
INT: and Heber the father of Soco and Jekuthiel the father

2 Chronicles 11:7
HEB: צ֥וּר וְאֶת־ שׂוֹכ֖וֹ וְאֶת־ עֲדֻלָּֽם׃
NAS: Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
KJV: And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
INT: Beth-zur Soco Adullam

2 Chronicles 28:18
HEB: הַגְּדֵר֗וֹת וְאֶת־ שׂוֹכ֤וֹ וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֶת־
NAS: Gederoth, and Soco with its villages,
KJV: and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages
INT: Aijalon Gederoth and Soco villages Timnah

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7755
8 Occurrences

śō·w·ḵōw — 3 Occ.
śō·w·ḵōh — 4 Occ.
wə·śō·w·ḵōh — 1 Occ.