Bible Dictionary
Tochen
Tochen was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon. It is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4:32 and has not been securely identified.
Definition
Tochen was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon. It is mentioned with Rimmen and Ashan and is otherwise known only from the biblical lists.
Biblical Usage
Tochen occurs in 1 Chronicles 4:32 in the list of Simeonite towns.
Historical Background
The name does not appear in the Hebrew list of Joshua 19:7, though the Septuagint there gives a form resembling Tochen. It has not been identified.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Measured, a town of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:32).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(task), a place mentioned in (1 Chronicles 4:32) only, among the towns of Simeon.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>to'-ken (tokhen, "task," "measure"; Codex Vaticanus Thokka; Codex Alexandrinus Thochchan): One of the cities of Simeon, mentioned with Rimmen and Ashan (1Ch 4:32). The name does not appear in Joshua's list (Jos 19:7), but in that place the Septuagint gives Thokka, from which we may infer that the name has fallen out in the Hebrew. It is not identified.</p>