HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7906
שֵׂ֫כוּ
se.khu — Secu
§ Sechu = "the watch-tower" a place near Ramah with a great well
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Sechu
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A hill or watch-tower, a place between Gibeah and Ramah noted for its “great well” (1 Sam. 19:22); probably the modern Suweikeh, south of Beeroth.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.