תֹּחוּ
to.chu
H8459
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Hebrew
Tohu
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Hebrew
Language
to.chu is used as the personal name of an ancestor in Elkanah’s genealogy.
The attested use is a proper personal name in the genealogy that identifies Elkanah as descended through Jeroham, Elihu, to.chu, and Zuph in 1 Samuel 1:1.
Senses in use
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Personal name in an ancestral line · dominant
In 1 Samuel 1:1, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the sequence of forebears between Elihu and Zuph. The APB renders the genealogy as “Elkanah son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 1:1, the APB presents the name as “Tohu” within Elkanah’s genealogy.