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Sechu

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(tower). A place between Gibeah and Ramah, noted for its well (1 Sam. 19:22²²Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. (1 Samuel 19:22)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A place apparently lying between Gibeah and Ramah (1 Sam. 19:22²²Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. (1 Samuel 19:22)). Identified with Suweikeh, 31° 53' N, 35° 12' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7906 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Sekuw

Phonic:

say’-koo

Meaning:

from an unused root apparently meaning to surmount; an observatory (with the article); Seku, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Sechu

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

they hedged up

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A watch-tower; an observatory; a bough:―a place in Palestine, 1 Sam. 19:22. {Specula}