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Tola
Biblical Persons & Places
Tola
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.13;
referred to as Tola (תּוֹלָע), or Tolaite (תּוֹלָעִי);
son of Issachar;
a brother of Puah, Jashub and Shimron;
father of Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Shemuel.
Tola
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jdg.10.1;
only referred to as Tola (תּוֹלָע);
a son of Puah.
Strong's Definition
Tola, the name of two Israelites
Derivation: the same as H8438 (תּוֹלָע); worm;
KJV Usage: Tola.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Tola = "worm"
1) the 1st born of Issachar and progenitor of the family of Tolaites
2) a man of Issachar, son of Puah and judge of Israel after Abimelech
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.13;
son of: Issachar (H3485);
brother of: Puah (H6312), Jashub (H3437H) and Shimron (H8110B);
father of: Uzzi (H5813H), Rephaiah (H7509I), Jeriel (H3400), Jahmai (H3181), Ibsam (H3005) and Shemuel (H8050I)
Also named: to.la.i (תּוֹלָעִי "Tolaite" H8440)
§ Tola = "worm"
1) the 1st born of Issachar and progenitor of the family of Tolaites
2) a man of Issachar, son of Puah and judge of Israel after Abimelech
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תּוֹלָע
tôlâ‛
BDB Definition:
Tola = worm
1) the 1st born of Issachar and progenitor of the family of Tolaites
2) a man of Issachar, son of Puah and judge of Israel after Abimelech
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H8438
Total KJV Occurrences: 6