Strong H8583תֹּ֫עִי, תֹּעוּ

Toi

Transliteration
tô‛û tô‛îy
Pronunciation
{to'-oo} to'-ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H8582; error;
Tou or {Toi} a Syran king: - {Toi} Tou.

Meaning of the name

Toi or Tou = "wander"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.9;
father of: Joram (H3141); also called Tou at 1Ch.18.9,10;

In the biblical story

Toi

King of Hamath who sent his son to David

Toi, also known as Tou, was the king of Hamath who sent his son Joram to congratulate David on his victory over Hadadezer.

In the Bible

Strong H8583 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • toi2
  • tou2

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 8:9
    When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
  2. 2 Samuel 8:10
    Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:9
    Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
  4. 1 Chronicles 18:10
    He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
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