H8459: תֹּחוּ
Tôchûw · pronounced to'-khoo · “Tohu”
Definition
Tochu, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Tohu.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning to depress; abasement;
Extended 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 (H0453); also called Nahath at 1Ch.6.26; Toah at 1Ch.6.34;
§ Tohu = "lowly"
Levite, son of Zuph, father of Elihu, and great grandfather of Samuel
son of: Zuph (H6689);
father of: Elihu (H0453); also called Nahath at 1Ch.6.26; Toah at 1Ch.6.34;
§ Tohu = "lowly"
Levite, son of Zuph, father of Elihu, and great grandfather of Samuel
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8459 is translated
- tohu ×1
Bible verses with H8459 (Tôchûw)
Tôchûw appears in 1 verse.
- 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: