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שׂוֹכֹה, שֹׂכֹה

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Socoh

§ Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy" a town in the lowlands of Judah

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

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

1. in Shephelah, שׂוֺכֹה Josh 15:35; 1Sam 17:1 (twice in verse) (from ᵐ5 Σοκχωθ HPS (after We, compare Dr) conjectures שׂכות), שׂוֺכוֺ 2Chr 11:7; 2Chr 28:18, perhaps also שׂכֹה 1Kgs 4:10 (Buhl Benz SS ['perhaps']; Th Kit below 2); modern Eš-Šuw¢ke, south-southeast from Beth Shemesh, in Wady-es-San‰ RobBR 1. 494 BuhlGeogr. 194; Σωχω, Σοκχωθ, etc.
2. in hill-country, Josh 15:48 (Kt שׂוכה, Qr שׂוכוֺ), probably also שׂוֺכוֺ 1Chr 4:18 ('son' of חֶבֶר); modern Šuwêke, 4 h. south of חֶבְרֵוֺן RobBR ii. 16. 21 BuhlGeogr. 164; Σωχω(ν).


3 occurrences

Joshua (1), I Samuel (1), I Kings (1)