How to Pronounce Tekoa
Teh-KOH-ah
Tekoa is pronounced Teh-KOH-ah (təˈkəʊə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: tuh-KOH-uh.
What does Tekoa mean?
Tekoa means “trumpet; that is confirmed”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Tekoa?
Tekoa was a town in Judah near Bethlehem, fortified by King Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:6) and best known as the home of the prophet Amos (Amos 1:1). The wilderness nearby bore its name, and it was there that King Jehoshaphat rallied Judah to trust the LORD (2 Chronicles 20:20).
Also pronounced
tuh-KOH-uh
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