Word Study · Strong's H831 · Hebrew
אַשְׁקְלוֹן
Ashqelon
ash-kel-one'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼAshqᵉlôwn
“Ashkelon, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Ashkelon, Askalon.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן2
- אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן2
- וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן2
- אַשְׁקְל֑וֹן1
- אַשְׁקְל֤וֹן1
- אַשְׁקְל֛וֹן1
- אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן1
- לְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹן1
- מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן1
How it is rendered · 4
- Ashkelon8
- and Ashkelon2
- for Ashkelon1
- from Ashkelon1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)8
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 8
- HC/Npl · 2
- HR/Npl · 2
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah3 of 12 · 25%
- Judges2 of 12 · 17%
- Zephaniah2 of 12 · 17%
- Zechariah2 of 12 · 17%
- 1 Samuel1 of 12 · 8%
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Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 1:18אַשְׁקְל֖וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.here: Ashkelon
- Judges 14:19אַשְׁקְל֜וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,here: Ashkelon
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 25:20אַשְׁקְל֤וֹןʾashkelonproper 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: Ashkelon
- Jeremiah 47:5אַשְׁקְל֖וֹןʾashkelonproper 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: Ashkelon
- Jeremiah 47:7אַשְׁקְל֛וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”here: Ashkelon
Zephaniah2 occurrences
- Zephaniah 2:4וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןveashkelonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.here: and Ashkelon
- Zephaniah 2:7אַשְׁקְל֗וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.here: Ashkelon
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 9:5אַשְׁקְל֜וֹןʾashkelonproper 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: Ashkelon
- Zechariah 9:5וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןveashkelonconjunction (“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 Ashkelon