8620. Teqoa

Strong's Lexicon

Teqoa: Tekoa

Original Word: תְּקוֹעַ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Tqowa`
Pronunciation: teh-KOH-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (tek-o'-ah)
Definition: Tekoa
Meaning: Tekoa

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקַע (naqah), meaning "to thrust" or "to blow a trumpet."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: 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.

Usage: 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from taqa
Definition
a city in Judah
NASB Translation
Tekoa (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תְּקוֺעַ proper name, of a location in southern Judah (connection with above √ dubious); — Amos 1:1; Jeremiah 6:1; 2Chronicles 11:6, as 'son' of Ashhur 1 Chronicles 2:24; 1 Chronicles 4:5; תְּק֫וֺעָה 2 Samuel 14:2; ׳מִדְבַּר ת2Chronicles 20:20; ᵐ5 Θεκωε (also #NAME?); modern Tekû'a, approximately 5 miles south of Bethlehem; see Rob^{BR i.486f.} Buhl^{G 157 f.} Taylor^{Hast. DB TEKOA} GASm^{Twelve Proph. i.74 f.} Dr^{Amos 1:1}.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Tekoa, Tekoah

A form of taqowa'; Tekoa, a place in Palestine -- Tekoa, Tekoah.

see HEBREW taqowa'

Forms and Transliterations

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

Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 14:2
HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יוֹאָב֙ תְּק֔וֹעָה וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִשָּׁ֖ם
NAS: sent to Tekoa and brought
KJV: sent to Tekoah, and fetched
INT: sent Joab to Tekoa and brought there

1 Chronicles 2:24
HEB: אַשְׁח֖וּר אֲבִ֥י תְקֽוֹעַ׃
NAS: him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
KJV: him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
INT: Ashhur the father of Tekoa

1 Chronicles 4:5
HEB: וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י
NAS: Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two
KJV: the father of Tekoa had two
INT: Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two

2 Chronicles 11:6
HEB: עֵיטָ֖ם וְאֶת־ תְּקֽוֹעַ׃
NAS: Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
KJV: even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
INT: Bethlehem Etam Tekoa

2 Chronicles 20:20
HEB: וַיֵּצְא֖וּ לְמִדְבַּ֣ר תְּק֑וֹעַ וּבְצֵאתָ֞ם עָמַ֣ד
NAS: out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went
KJV: into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth,
INT: and went to the wilderness of Tekoa went stood

Jeremiah 6:1
HEB: מִקֶּ֙רֶב֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙ תִּקְע֣וּ שׁוֹפָ֔ר
NAS: a trumpet in Tekoa And raise
KJV: the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up
INT: the midst of Jerusalem Tekoa now blow A trumpet

Amos 1:1
HEB: הָיָ֥ה בַנֹּקְדִ֖ים מִתְּק֑וֹעַ אֲשֶׁר֩ חָזָ֨ה
NAS: was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which
KJV: who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw
INT: was among the sheepherders Tekoa which envisioned

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8620
7 Occurrences

mit·tə·qō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.
ṯə·qō·w·a‘ — 4 Occ.
tə·qō·w·‘āh — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇiṯ·qō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.