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תֹּחוּ

𐤕𐤇𐤅

Tochu

H8459 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; no verbal meaning attested

Definition

A personal name, Tôchûw, likely referring to an individual among the Israelites. As a proper noun, it identifies specific individuals in genealogies. The underlying meaning is uncertain but may connote abasement or humility if derived from a root meaning 'to bow down' or 'to depress,' though no such root is attested in Biblical Hebrew. The lexical entry functions exclusively as a name in the text, not as a common noun or verb.

Semantic Range

personal name; genealogical identifier in Israelite tribal context

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain; possibly related to a hypothetical root *תָּחָה or to תָּכָה (to depress, to bow down), though no such root is directly attested in the Hebrew Bible. The name is likely ancient and its precise derivation is unclear. Etymology uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Tôchûw appears as a personal name in genealogical lists relating to the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:1, 7:35). The form is strictly proper-nominal and does not occur with a common noun or verb function. The association with 'abasement' or 'depression' is suggested only by later lexicographical attempts and is not supported by direct linguistic evidence in the Biblical text. English translations that offer 'Tohu' or 'Tochu' reflect transliteration rather than translation. No connection should be made between this name and the term תֹּהוּ (tohu, 'wasteland; void'), despite superficial similarity. In genealogical contexts, the name likely served to individualize lineage and had no semantic function beyond identification. Later traditions connecting this name with concepts of humility or depression are conjectural.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from an unused root meaning to depress; abasement; Tochu, an Israelite; Tohu.

Bantu Hebrew

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Root Family

uncertain (unknown) — uncertain; no attested verbal meaning

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8459-01 תֹּ֥חוּ tochu HNp Tohu Tochu 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8459-01 1 Samuel 1:1 תֹּ֥חוּ tochu HNp Tohu Tochu
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