◄ 7906. Seku ►
Strong's Lexicon Seku: Secu Original Word: שֵׂכוּ Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Sekuw Pronunciation: say-koo Phonetic Spelling: (say'-koo) Definition: Seku Meaning: Seku is a proper noun referring to a specific location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be prudent. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew proper noun שֵׂכוּ (Seku), as it is a specific place name unique to the Hebrew text and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament writings. Usage: The term "Seku" is used in the context of a geographical location. It appears in the Old Testament as a place name. Context: • Seku is mentioned in the context of the narrative involving King Saul. It is identified as a location where Saul and his men encamped during their pursuit of David. The specific reference to Seku is found in 1 Samuel 19:22, where it is described as a place near Ramah. The passage highlights the strategic movements of Saul as he sought to capture David, who was fleeing from Saul's attempts to kill him. The mention of Seku provides insight into the geographical and historical setting of the events described in the biblical narrative. The exact location of Seku is not definitively known today, but it is understood to be in the region of Benjamin, near the prophet Samuel's hometown of Ramah. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a city near Ramah NASB Translation Secu (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שֵׂ֫כוּ proper name, of a location (si vera lectio) near Ramah (= outlook, Köii. 1, 61); — 1 Samuel 19:22; WMMAs.u. Eur.165 compare T_-ku in Egyptian inscription; but ᵐ5 Εεφ(ε)ι; read שְׁפִי Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sechu From an unused root apparently meaning to surmount; an observatory (with the article); Seku, a place in Palestine -- Sechu. Forms and Transliterations בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ בשכו baś·śe·ḵū basSechu baśśeḵū Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 1 Samuel 19:22 HEB: הַגָּדוֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר NAS: well that is in Secu; and he asked KJV: well that [is] in Sechu: and he asked INT: as the large is in Secu asked and said 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 7906 1 Occurrence baś·śe·ḵū — 1 Occ.