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 times

Appears 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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