◄ 5471. So ►
Strong's Lexicon So: So Original Word: סוֹא Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Cow' Pronunciation: soh Phonetic Spelling: (so) Definition: So Meaning: So is a proper noun referring to a king of Egypt. Word Origin: Of Egyptian origin Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the proper noun סוֹא (So), as it is specific to the Hebrew text and context of the Old Testament. Usage: The name So appears in the context of the political and military alliances during the period of the divided monarchy in Israel. It is specifically mentioned in the context of Hoshea, the last king of Israel, seeking an alliance with Egypt. Context: So was a king of Egypt during the 8th century BCE, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in 2 Kings 17:4. During the reign of Hoshea, king of Israel, So is noted for being the recipient of a request for assistance against the Assyrian empire. Hoshea sent messengers to So, seeking an alliance to resist Assyrian dominance. This political maneuver, however, led to the downfall of Hoshea, as the Assyrian king Shalmaneser discovered the conspiracy and subsequently besieged Samaria, leading to the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The historical identity of So is debated, with some scholars suggesting he may be identified with Osorkon IV or another contemporary Egyptian ruler. The brief mention of So in the biblical narrative highlights the geopolitical dynamics of the region during this tumultuous period. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of foreign origin Definition an Eg. king NASB Translation so (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs סוֺא proper name, masculine (ᵐ5 Ζηγωρ, A Ζωα, ᵐ5L Αδραμελεξ τὸν Αἰθίοπα τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἔ Αἰγύπτῳ (!); JosAnt. ix. 14, 1 Ζωαν; ᵑ9 Sua; all accusative), called מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם 2 Kings 17:4, with whom Hoshea had intrigue; possibly= Šab-°-ê, or Sib-°-ê mentioned by Sargon (KBii.54.1.25.26 COTon the passage) as a ruler (apparently) under Pir°u king of Muƒuri; hence SchrCOT 1.c. proposes to read סֶוֶא, and, further, identify. Šab-°-ê = סֶוֶא with Šabaku, founder of 25th (Ethiop.) dynasty, compare WiedÄg. Geschichte. 583 f.; very uncertain is Wkl's conjecture of סוא = Sib-°-ê as General of king Pir°u of Muƒri in Northern Arabic (WklMVG 1898, 3 ff.). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance So, an Egyptian king Of foreign derivation; So, an Egyptian king -- So. Forms and Transliterations ס֣וֹא סוא So sō·w sōw Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Kings 17:4 HEB: מַלְאָכִים֙ אֶל־ ס֣וֹא מֶֽלֶךְ־ מִצְרַ֔יִם NAS: messengers to So king KJV: messengers to So king INT: messengers to So king of Egypt 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 5471 1 Occurrence sō·w — 1 Occ.