Quick Definition
Tekoa
Biblical Persons & Places
Tekoa
Tekoa
A location first mentioned at 2Sa.14.2;
referred to as Tekoa (תְּקוֹעַ), or Tekoa or Tekoite (תְּקוֹעִי);
founded by Ashhur and Rehoboam.
Strong's Definition
Tekoa, a place in Palestine
Derivation: a form of H8619 (תָּקוֹעַ);
KJV Usage: Tekoa, Tekoah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Tekoa or Tekoah = "a stockade"
n pr m
1) a Judaite, son of Ashur and grandson of Hezron
n pr loc
2) a town in the hill country of Judah near Hebron built by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos
3) a wilderness area where king Jehoshaphat of Judah defeated the people of Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תְּקוֹעַ (te.qo.a) — Tekoa. Tekoa or Tekoah = "a stockade" town founded by Ashur son of Hezron in the hill country of Judah near Hebron rebuilt by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos Also named: te.qo.i (תְּקוֹעִי "Tekoa" H8621)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תְּקוֹעַ n.pr.loc. in S. Judah base