Lexical Definition

‎שׂוֹכֹה‎ Sôwkôh (so-ko') Socoh ^N:N--L
or שֹׂכֹה Sôkôh (so-ko'); or שׂוֹכוֹ Sôwkôw (so-ko'); from ‎שׂוּךְ‎

Shocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.

• § Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy"
• Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine

1) a town in the lowlands of Judah
2) a town in the mountain district of Judah

Extended Information

• a town in the mountain district of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שׂוֺכֹה‎, ‎שׂוֺכוֺ‎ proper name, of a location in Judah:

1. in Shephelah, ‎שׂוֺכֹה‎ Josh 15:35; 1Sam 17:1 (twice in verse) (from ᵐ5 Σοκχωθ HPS (after We, compare Dr) conjectures ‎שׂכות‎), ‎שׂוֺכוֺ‎ 2Chr 11:7; 2Chr 28:18, perhaps also ‎שׂכֹה‎ 1Kgs 4:10 (Buhl Benz SS ['perhaps']; Th Kit below 2); modern Eš-Šuw¢ke, south-southeast from Beth Shemesh, in Wady-es-San‰ Rob^{BR 1. 494} Buhl^{Geogr. 194}; Σωχω, Σοκχωθ, etc.

2. in hill-country, Josh 15:48 (Kt ‎שׂוכה‎, Qr ‎שׂוכוֺ‎), probably also ‎שׂוֺכוֺ‎ 1Chr 4:18 ('son' of ‎חֶבֶר‎); modern Šuwêke, 4 h. south of ‎חֶבְרֵוֺן‎ Rob^{BR ii. 16. 21} Buhl^{Geogr. 164}; Σωχω(ν).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Socoh_2 • A town in the hill country of Judah

Socoh, a town allotted to the tribe of Judah in the hill country (Jos. 15:48).

• A location near Debir דְּבִיר only mentioned at Jos.15.48;
• only referred to as Socoh שׂוֹכֹה.
  

Socoh was a town located in the hill country of Judah, as listed in Joshua 15:48 among the towns allotted to the tribe of Judah.

All entries for Socoh: שׂוֹכֹה