Hebrew proper noun (a place) · H831
אַשְׁקְלוֹן
Ashqelonash-kel-one'
Ashkelon
12 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼAshqᵉlôwn
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H831is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 39Old Testament books
- 9spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H831
Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
The King James renders it: Ashkelon, Askalon.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Ashqelon is rendered "Ashkelon". It stands 12 times in the Hebrew text, across seven books.
- Three of the uses stand in Jeremiah, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Judges 1:18And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
Judges 1:18אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's twelve uses are in Jeremiah.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Ashkelon8
- and Ashkelon2
- for Ashkelon1
- from Ashkelon1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַשְׁמָה | ashmah | guiltiness | Uses19 |
| אַשְׁפֹּת | ashpoth | Dung (Gate) | Uses7 |
| אַשְׁמֻרָה | ashmurah | watch | Uses7 |
| אַשְׁפָּה | ashpah | quiver | Uses6 |
| אַשְׁדּוֹדִי | Ashdodi | Ashdod | Uses5 |
| אַשְׁמָן | ashman | strong | Uses1 |
| אַשְׁבֵּלִי | Ashbeli | Ashbelite | Uses1 |
| אַשְׂרִאֵלִי | Asrieli | Asrielite | Uses1 |
| אַשְׁדּוֹדִית | Ashdodith | Ashdod | Uses1 |
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן2
- אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן2
- וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן2
- אַשְׁקְל֑וֹן1
- אַשְׁקְל֤וֹן1
- אַשְׁקְל֛וֹן1
- אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן1
- לְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹן1
- מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן1
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)8HNpl
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2HC/Npl
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2HR/Npl
Judges
two uses
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
- אַשְׁקְל֖וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
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,
- אַשְׁקְל֜וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
1 Samuel
one use
As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
- לְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןleashkelonpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: for Ashkelon
2 Samuel
one use
Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
- אַשְׁקְל֑וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
Jeremiah
three uses
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- אַשְׁקְל֤וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
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?
- אַשְׁקְל֖וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”
- אַשְׁקְל֛וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
Amos
one use
I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
- מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןmeashkelonpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: from Ashkelon
Zephaniah
two uses
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןveashkelonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Ashkelon
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.
- אַשְׁקְל֗וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
Zechariah
two uses
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.
- אַשְׁקְל֜וֹןʾashkelonproper noun (a name)tagged: Ashkelon
- וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןveashkelonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Ashkelon
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.