שׂוֹכֹוֹ
s.vo.khoh
Soco
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word שׂוֹכֹוֹ (s.vo.khoh) corresponds to the Strong's number H7755I and is transliterated as Soco. This proper name appears three times in the Bible, making it a significant yet limited occurrence within the text. The short definition provided is "Soco," suggesting that this name refers to an individual or group of people. The semantic domain classification as a "Proper Name: Person" indicates that this term serves as a label or identifier for someone specific, rather than a concept or object. This classification reinforces the notion that Soco is indeed a proper name associated with a person or people. In the context of a general audience, the limited occurrence of Soco suggests its importance may lie not in a broad thematic significance but possibly in its specific role within a localized story, family lineage, or historical account.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and also Gimzo and its villages; and they lived there.
1 Chronicles 4:18His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
2 Chronicles 11:7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,