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Strong H8459תֹּחוּ

Tohu

Transliteration
tôchû
Pronunciation
to'-khoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From an unused root meaning to depress;
abasement;
{Tochu} an Israelite: - Tohu.

Meaning of the name

Tohu = "lowly"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1;
son of: Zuph (H6689);
father of: Elihu (H453); also called Nahath at 1Ch.6.26; Toah at 1Ch.6.34;

In the biblical story

Tohu

Ancestor of the prophet Samuel

Tohu, also known as Nahath or Toah, was an ancestor of the prophet Samuel, mentioned in his genealogy.

In the Bible

Strong H8459 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • tohu1

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 1:1
    Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
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