H8459 H8459
Tohu, personal name: ancestor of Samuel mentioned in the Levitical genealogy (1 Chronicles 6:19)
This personal name appears in the genealogy of Samuel in 1 Chronicles 6:19, identifying a Levitical ancestor. The name has a parallel form in 1 Samuel 1:1 (Tohu), showing textual variation common in Hebrew genealogies. Ancient versions (Septuagint, Vulgate) transliterate it variously, reflecting uncertainty about the original pronunciation. The name itself is otherwise unattested, making its etymology uncertain.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Levitical ancestor of the prophet Samuel, this name appears in genealogical lists linking Samuel to the tribe of Levi. The parallel in 1 Samuel 1:1 uses a slightly different vocalization, a pattern seen often in biblical genealogies where scribal traditions preserve variant spellings of the same individual. 1×
AR["تُوحُو"]·ben["তোহু"]·DE["Tochu"]·EN["Tochu"]·FR["Tochu"]·heb["תוחו"]·HI["तोहू"]·ID["Tohu"]·IT["Tochu"]·jav["Tohu"]·KO["도후"]·PT["Tochu"]·RU["Тоху"]·ES["Toju"]·SW["Tohu"]·TR["Tohu"]·urd["توحو-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† תּוֹחַ n.pr.m. ancestor of Samuel 1 Ch 6:19 [Levite !]; Θειε, Θοουε, 𝔊L Νααθ; ‖ תֹּ֫חוּ 1 S 1:1; Θοκε, Θοου, 𝔊L Θωε.