Tukkîy — H8500

Definition

masculine noun

probably of foreign derivation; some imported creature, probably a peacock

1. peacock, baboon, ape
1. peacock
2. (TWOT) baboon, ape

Usually translated as

peacock

Origin

or tûwkkîy

Occurrences

Tukkîy occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Kings 10:22 — For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks (וְתֻכִּיִּֽים).
• 2 Chronicles 9:21 — For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks (וְתוּכִּיִּֽים).