Tohu

Tohu, also known as Nahath or Toah, was an ancestor of the prophet Samuel, mentioned in his genealogy.

The name Tohu means “that lives; that declares”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Samuel 1:1; referred to as Tohu (תֹּחוּ), Nahath (נַ֫חַת), or Toah (תּוֹחַ); a son of Zuph; father of Elihu.

Glossary entries

Nahath Toah Tohu

Family members

Father: Zuph
Children: Elihu

Alternative names

נַ֫חַתNahathmeans “rest; a leader”
תּוֹחַToahmeans “weapon; dart”
תֹּחוּTohu

Mentions

1 Samuel 1:1תֹּחוּ · Tohu
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
1 Chronicles 6:26נַ֫חַת · Nahath
Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
1 Chronicles 6:34תּוֹחַ · Toah
…the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,