אַשְׁקְלוֹן
ash.qe.lonNounH0831
Ashkelon
From: probably from H8254 (שָׁקַל) in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart);
Short Definition
Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
Askelon or Ashkelon = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed" a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem Also named: esh.qe.lo.ni (*אֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי *"Ashkelon" H0832)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--L
DescriptionN:N--L
Occurrences
11 timesAppears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
3
Judges
2
Zephaniah
2
1 Samuel
1
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Samuel 6:17
- Amos 1:8
- Judges 14:19
- Jeremiah 47:5
- Zechariah 9:5
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