Ashdod Place Name
Community Cluster · 4 senses · 4 lemmas
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† אַשְׁדּוֹד n.pr.loc. Ashdod (Assyrian Asdudu, COTGloss DlPa 289; Thes MV der. from √ שׁדד q.v.) a powerful city of the Philistines on Mediterr. Sea, W. from Jerusalem, modern Esdûd, Jos 11:22; 15:46, 47 (where assigned to Judah) 1 S 5:5, 6 (but del. Dr cf. 𝔊 6:17 Am 1:8; 3:9 Zp 2:4 Zc 9:6 Is 20:1 Je 25:20 2 Ch 26:6; c. ה—ָ loc. 1 S 5:1 Is 20:1; אַנְשֵׁי א׳ 1 S 5:7; appar. = territory of Ashdod 2 Ch 26:6 וַיִּבְנֶה עָרִים בְּאַשְׁדּוֹד. (Cf. SurveyJ, 442.)
† אַשְׁדּוֹדִי adj.gent. Ashdodite, הָא׳ n.sg. coll. Jos 13:3; usually pl. (הָ)אַשְׁדּוֹדִים 1 S 5:3, 6 Ne 4:1, and as adj. f. נָשִׁים אשׁדודיות Ne 13:23 Kt (Qr אַשְׁדֳּדִיּוֹת).
Ἄζωτος, -ου, ἡ (Heb., אַשְׁדּוֹד), Azotus, a Philistine city: Act.8:40.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
† אַשְׁדּוֹדִית adv. in the language of Ashdod i.e. Philistines Ne 13:24 מְדַבֵּר א׳.