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Socho

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2268

חֶ֫בֶר

che.ver — Heber

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.17; son of: Beriah (H1283); brother of: Malchiel (H4439); father of: Japhlet (H3310), Shomer (H7763H), Hotham (H2369) and Shua (H7774) Also named: chev.ri (חֶבְרִי "Heberite" H2277) § Heber = "comrade" 1) the Kenite, husband of Jael, who slew Sisera by driving a nail into his temple 2) grandson of Asher from whom came the Heberites 3) father of Socho, a Judahite 4) a Benjamite 5) another Benjamite 6) a Gadite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7755

שׂוֹכֹה, שֹׂכֹה

s.vo.khoh — Socoh

§ Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy" a town in the lowlands of Judah

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GREEK · G9762

χρυσοχόος

chrusochoos — a goldsmith

1. one who melts gold , of one who gilds the horns of a victim, (Odyssey by Homer) 2. a goldsmith , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

A fence; hedge, (1 Chr. 4:18; R.V., Soco)=So’choh (1 Kings 4:10; R.V., Socoh), Sho’choh (1 Sam. 17:1; R.V., Socoh), Sho’co (2 Chr. 11:7; R.V., Soco), Sho’cho (2 Chr. 28:18; R.V., Soco), a city in the plain or lowland of Judah, where the Philistines encamped when they invaded Judah after their defeat at Michmash. It lay on the northern side of the valley of Elah (Wady es-Sunt). It has been identified with the modern Khurbet Shuweikeh, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem. In this campaign Goliath was slain, and the Philistines were completely routed.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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