Places in the Bible · Settlement

Hukkok

Hukkok is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Khirbet el Jemeijimeh. The name means “engraver; scribe; lawyer.”

Where is Hukkok?

Approx. 32.8643, 35.2634 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Khirbet el JemeijimehsettlementMedium
YaquqsettlementMedium

Hukkok in the Bible dictionary

Decreed, a town near Zebulun, not far from Jordan, on the border of Naphtali (Josh. 19:34).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Hukkok

  • Joshua 19:34

    And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth–tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.