1. Ashkelon, Philistine city — A proper noun designating one of the five major Philistine cities, located on the Mediterranean coast of Canaan (modern Ashkelon, Israel). Referenced in contexts of Israelite conquest (Judg 1:18, capturing Ashkelon and its territory), Samson's exploits (Judg 14:19, striking down thirty men of Ashkelon), the plague of tumors sent upon the Philistines (1 Sam 6:17, a golden tumor for Ashkelon), prophetic oracles of judgment against Philistia (Jer 25:20; 47:5, 7; Amos 1:8; Zeph 2:4, 7; Zech 9:5), and David's lament over Saul (2 Sam 1:20, 'tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon'). Spelling variants (Ashqelon / Ashkelon) and prepositional forms (from Ashkelon, for Ashkelon, and Ashkelon) are orthographic and syntactic variations referring to the same city, not distinct lexical senses. 12×
AR["أَشْقَلونَ","أَشْقَلُون","أَشْقَلُونَ","أَشْقَلُونُ","عَشْقَلُونُ","لِـ-أَشْقَلُون","مِنْ-أَشْقَلونَ","وَأَشْقَلُون","وَعَشْقَلُونُ"]·ben["অশকলোনের-জন্য","অশ্কলোনে","অশ্কিলোন","অশ্কিলোনের","অশ্কিলোন","অস্কিলোন-থেকে","অস্কিলোনকে","অস্কিলোনের","এবং-অশ্কিলোন","এবং-অস্কিলোন"]·DE["Ashkelon","Ashqelon","[אשקלון]","[ואשקלון]","[מאשקלון]","fuer-Ashkelon"]·EN["Ashkelon","Ashqelon","and-Ashqelon","for-Ashkelon","from-Ashkelon"]·FR["Ascalon","Aschkelon","Ashqelon","Askalon","et-Aschkelon","pour-Ashkelon"]·heb["אשקלון","ו-אשקלון","ל-אשקלון","מ-אשקלוֹן"]·HI["अशकेलोन","अश्कलोन","अश्कलोन-की","अश्कलोन-के","अश्कलोन-के-लिए","अश्कलोन-को","अश्केलोन","और-अश्कलोन","और-अश्केलोन","से-अश्कलोन"]·ID["Askelon","dan-Askelon","dari-Askelon","untuk-Askelon"]·IT["Ascalon","Ashkelon","Ashqelon","[אשקלון]","[ואשקלון]","[מאשקלון]","per-Ascalon"]·jav["Askelon","Asykélon","dhateng-Askelon","kangge-Askelon","lan-Askelon","lan-Asykélon","saking-Asykélon"]·KO["그리고-아스글론은","그리고-아스글론이","아스갈론","아스갈론에","아스갈론을","아스갈론이","아스겈론에서","아스글론-의","아스글론을","아스글론의","아스글론이","에-아스갈론"]·PT["'Ashqelon","Ashqelon","de-Ashqelon","e-Ashqelon","para-'Ashqelon"]·RU["Аскалон","Ашкелон","Ашкелона","в-Ашкелон","за-Ашкелон","и-Ашкелон","из-Ашкелона"]·ES["Ascalón","Ashkelón","Ashqelon","Ashqelón","a-Ascalón","de-Ascalón","para-Ascalón","y-Ascalón"]·SW["Ashkeloni","kutoka-Ashkeloni","kwa-Ashkeloni","na-Ashkeloni"]·TR["-Aşkelon-için","Ashkelon","Aşkalon'a","Aşkelon","Aşkelon'a","Aşkelon'dan","Aşkelon'un","ve-Ashkelon-","ve-Aşkelon"]·urd["اشقلون","اشقلون-سے","اشقلون-کی","اشقلون-کے","اشقلون-کے-لیے","اور-اشقلون"]
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† אַשְׁקְלוֹן n.pr.loc. a city of the Philistines (Assyrian Isqaluna COTGloss DlPa 290; Ph. adj. gent. cf. infr.) Ju 1:18; 14:19 1 S 6:17 2 S 1:20 Je 25:20; 47:5, 7 Am 1:8 Zp 2:4, 7 Zc 9:5(×2); on the Medit. Sea, S. of W. from Jerusalem, mod. ʿAsqalân, Surveyiii. 237 f. (with plan); cf. also ZPV ii. 164 f.