H8439 תּוֹלָע (Tôwlâʻ) to-law'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Tola

Biblical Persons & Places

Tola Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

A man from the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.13; referred to as Tola (תּוֹלָע), or Tolaite (תּוֹלָעִי); son of Issachar; a brother of Puah, Jashub and Shimron; father of Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Shemuel.

Tola Judge living before Israel's Monarchy

A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jdg.10.1; only referred to as Tola (תּוֹלָע); a son of Puah.

Strong's Definition

Tola, the name of two Israelites

Derivation: the same as H8438 (תּוֹלָע); worm;

KJV Usage: Tola.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Tola = "worm"

1) the 1st born of Issachar and progenitor of the family of Tolaites

2) a man of Issachar, son of Puah and judge of Israel after Abimelech

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2847

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תּוֹלָע (to.la) — Tola. A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.13; son of: Issachar (H3485); brother of: Puah (H6312), Jashub (H3437H) and Shimron (H8110B); father of: Uzzi (H5813H), Rephaiah (H7509I), Jeriel (H3400), Jahmai (H3181), Ibsam (H3005) and Shemuel (H8050I) Also named: to.la.i (תּוֹלָעִי "Tolaite" H8440) § Tola = "worm" 1) the 1st born of Issachar and progenitor of the family of Tolaites 2) a man of Issachar, son of Puah and judge of Israel after Abimelech

תּוֹלָע (to.la) — Tola. A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jdg.10.1; son of: Puah (H6312H) § Tola = "worm" 1) the 1st born of Issachar and progenitor of the family of Tolaites 2) a man of Issachar, son of Puah and judge of Israel after Abimelech

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

תֹּולָע (H8438a · H8439)

noun m · תלע

Cloth | Color

crimson yarn = crimson yarn, made with a dye derived from a small worm, ≈ associated with the process of atonement for sin and uncleanness, but also with wealth

ISA 1:18 · LAM 4:5

name · תֹּולָעִי

Names of People

Tola = man; ◄ son of Issachar

GEN 46:13 · NUM 26:23 · 1CH 7:1 · 1CH 7:2 · 1CH 7:2

Names of People

Tola = man; ► judge of Israel

JDG 10:1

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תּוֹלָע n.pr.m. in Issachar; a judge of Israel base

Bible Occurrences (5)

46:13

26:23

10:1

7:1 7:2

Genesis 46:13

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

Numbers 26:23

[These were] the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,

Judges 10:1

After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

1 Chronicles 7:1

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron— four [in all].

1 Chronicles 7:2

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families.... In the days of David, 22600............ descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.