Word Study · Strong's H5804 · Hebrew
עַזָּה
Azzah
az-zaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻAzzâh
“Azzah, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Azzah, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Azzah, Gaza.
- 21occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 21 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- עַזָּ֑ה5
- עַזָּ֔ה3
- עַזָּה֙2
- בְּעַזָּ֛ה1
- וְעַזָּה֙1
- לְעַזָּ֤ה1
- מֵֽעַזָּ֔ה1
- עַזָּ֥ה1
- עַזָּ֣ה1
- עַזָּ֖ה1
- עַזָּֽה׃ ס1
- עַזָּ֑תָה1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- Gaza14
- Gaza towards2
- and Gaza1
- Ayyah1
- for Gaza1
- from Gaza1
- in Gaza1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)15
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
- proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 15
- HR/Npl · 3
- HNpl/Sd · 2
- HC/Npl · 1
All 21, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Judges carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Joshua3 occurrences
- Joshua 10:41עַזָּ֑הʾazahproper noun (a name)Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.here: Gaza
- Joshua 11:22בְּעַזָּ֛הbeazahpreposition + proper noun (a name)No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.here: in Gaza
- Joshua 15:47עַזָּ֥הʾazahproper noun (a name)Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.here: Gaza
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 1:18עַזָּ֣הʾazahproper noun (a name)And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.here: Gaza
- Judges 6:4עַזָּ֑הʾazahproper noun (a name)encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.here: Gaza
- Judges 16:1עַזָּ֑תָהʾazatahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.here: Gaza towards
- Judges 16:21עַזָּ֗תָהʾazatahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.here: Gaza towards
2 Kings1 occurrence
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 25:20עַזָּה֙ʾazahproper noun (a name)all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;here: Gaza
- Jeremiah 47:1עַזָּֽה׃ סʾazahproper noun (a name)This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.here: Gaza
- Jeremiah 47:5עַזָּ֔הʾazahproper noun (a name)The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?here: Gaza
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 1:6עַזָּ֔הʾazahproper noun (a name)This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.here: Gaza
- Amos 1:7עַזָּ֑הʾazahproper noun (a name)So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.here: Gaza
Zephaniah1 occurrence
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 9:5וְעַזָּה֙veazahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Ashkelon will see and fear;Gaza will writhe in agony,as will Ekron,for her hope will wither.There will cease to be a king in Gaza,and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.here: and Gaza
- Zechariah 9:5מֵֽעַזָּ֔הmeazahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Ashkelon will see and fear;Gaza will writhe in agony,as will Ekron,for her hope will wither.There will cease to be a king in Gaza,and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.here: from Gaza