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Tochen

תֹּכֶן/TOH-ken/

“Task; measure”

Summary

A town in the territory of Simeon mentioned only in the Chronicles genealogies.

☩Biblical Reference

Tochen is listed among the towns of Simeon along with Rimmon and Ashan. The name does not appear in Joshua's parallel list of Simeonite cities, though the Septuagint in that passage has a similar name, suggesting the Hebrew text may have suffered a copyist's omission. The site has not been identified with certainty.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 4:32

☩Possible Identification

Some scholars suggest Tochen may be another name for Ether, located in the Shephelah or 'low hills' between the mountains of Judah and the maritime plain. Others connect it with Telem or Telaim mentioned elsewhere.

Key verses:Joshua 15:241 Samuel 15:4

Related Verses1 mention

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

4:32

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Tochen," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Tochen," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Tochen," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).