Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H831 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַשׁקְלוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | probably from H8254 in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | Ashqlown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ash-kel-one' |
| Meaning: | 1. Ashkelon, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Ashkelon, Askalon. |
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אַשְׁקְלוֺן proper name [of a location] a city of the Philistines (Assyrian Isqaluna COTGloss DlPa 290; Phoenician adjective, of a people compare below) Judg 1:18; Judg 14:19; 1Sam 6:17; 2Sam 1:20; Jer 25:20; Jer 47:5; Jer 47:7; Amos 1:8; Zeph 2:4; Zeph 2:7; Zech 9:5 (twice in verse); on the Mediterranean Sea, south of west from Jerusalem, modern `Asqalân, Surveyiii. 237 f. (with plan); compare also ZPVii. 164 f.
