תֻּכִּי
tuki · peacock (?)
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8500 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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tuki (תֻּכִּי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “peacock (?)”.
An animal brought by Solomon's ships from distant lands; probably the peacock. Its identification is not certain.
How to say it
tu·ki
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A showy bird brought from distant lands; which one is uncertain.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 10:22
For the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish would come, carrying gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- 2 Chronicles 9:21
For the king had ships going to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish would come carrying gold and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.