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Gaza, the major Philistine coastal city; also Ayyah, a distinct place name in 1 Chr 7:28.
Refers overwhelmingly to the famous Philistine city on the southern Mediterranean coast, the southernmost of the five great Philistine city-states. It appears from the Table of Nations (Gen 10:19) through the conquest narratives and into the prophets, where Amos pronounces judgment on it for slave trading (Amos 1:6-7). The name appears as 'Azzah' in older English translations and 'Gaza' in others, both reflecting the same Hebrew form. One occurrence in 1 Chr 7:28 appears to reference a distinct locality, 'Ayyah,' as confirmed by multilingual evidence showing a separate rendering.
Senses
1. Gaza (Philistine city) — The major Philistine city on the southern Mediterranean coast, one of the five Philistine city-states alongside Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. Marking the southwestern boundary of Canaan (Gen 10:19), it features in Samson's exploits (Judg 16:1, 21), conquest lists (Josh 10:41, 11:22), and prophetic oracles -- Amos denounces Gaza for deporting entire communities into slavery (Amos 1:6-7). Spanish and French render it both as 'Gaza' and 'Azzah,' preserving the dual English tradition. 20×
AR["غَزَّةَ","غَزّةُ","في-غَزّةَ","لِـ-غَزَّةَ","مِنْ-غَزَّةَ","وَغَزَّةُ"]·ben["এবং-গাজা","ও-পর্যন্ত","গাজা","গাজা-থেকে","গাজায়","গাজার","গাজার-জন্য","গাজাহের","ঘসা","ঘসাকে","ঘসার","ঘাজা-তে","ঘাজায়"]·DE["Azzah","Gaza","fuer-Gaza","in-Gaza","und-Gaza","zu-Azzah"]·EN["Azzah","Gaza","and-Azzah","for-Gaza","from-Azzah","in-Gaza","to-Azzah"]·FR["Azzah","Gaza","dans-Gaza","et-Gaza","pour-Gaza","à-Azzah"]·heb["ב-עזה","ו-עזה","ל-עזה","מ-עזה","עזה","עזתה"]·HI["अज़ज़ाह","अज़्ज़ाह","अज़्ज़ाह-को","अज्जा","अज्जाह-की","अज्जाह-के","और-अज़्ज़ाह","गज़ा-के-लिए","ग़ाज़ा","गाज़ा","गाज़ा-में","से-अज़्ज़ाह"]·ID["Gaza","dan-Gaza","dari-Gaza","di-Gaza","ke-Gaza","untuk-Gaza"]·IT["Azzah","Gaza","a-Azzah","da-Gaza","e-Gaza","in-Gaza","per-Gaza"]·jav["Gaza","dhateng-Gaza","ing-Gaza","kangge-Gaza","lan-Gaza","saking-Gaza"]·KO["~에서-가사","가사","가사가","가사를","가사에","가사의","가사이","그리고-가사도","알샬까지","에-가사","에-가사에"]·PT["'Azzah","Azah","Azzah","Gaza","a-Azzah","de-Azzah","e-Azzah","em-'Azzah","para-'Azzah"]·RU["Аззы","Газа","Газза","Газу","Газы","в-Азу","в-Газе","в-Газу","за-Газу","и-Азза","из-Аззы"]·ES["Azah","Azzah","Azzá","Gaza","a-Gaza","de-Gaza","en-Gaza","para-Gaza","y-Gaza"]·SW["Gaza","katika-Gaza","kutoka-Gaza","kwa-Gaza","na-Gaza","wafalme-wote"]·TR["-Gazze-için","Gaza'dan-","Gazze","Gazze'de","Gazze'nin","Gazze'ye","Gazze'yi","ve-Gaza-"]·urd["اور-غزہ","غزّہ","غزہ","غزہ-سے","غزہ-میں","غزہ-کو","غزہ-کی","غزہ-کے","غزہ-کے-لیے"]
Gen 10:19, Deut 2:23, Josh 10:41, Josh 11:22, Josh 15:47, Judg 1:18, Judg 6:4, Judg 16:1, Judg 16:21, 1 Sam 6:17, 1 Kgs 4:24, 2 Kgs 18:8 (+8 more)
2. Ayyah (proper name) — A place name appearing in 1 Chronicles 7:28 within the territorial description of the tribe of Ephraim, distinct from the Philistine city. Multilingual glosses confirm a separate identity: English renders 'Ayyah,' Spanish 'Aya,' suggesting this may be a variant reading or a different settlement altogether. The Hebrew consonantal form overlaps with Gaza but the geographical and tribal context points to a northern Ephraimite locale. 1×
AR["عَيَّة"]·ben["অয়া"]·DE["[עיה]"]·EN["Ayyah"]·FR["[עיה]"]·heb["עיה"]·HI["अय्याह"]·ID["Aya"]·IT["[עיה]"]·jav["Aya"]·KO["아야"]·PT["Ayah"]·RU["Айязы"]·ES["Aya"]·SW["Aya"]·TR["Ayya'ya"]·urd["عیہ"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עַזָּה n.pr.loc. Gaza, Γαζα (Assyrian Ḫazzutu, etc., COTi. 97 DlPa 290, TelAm. Ḫazati, Azzati Wkl38*; Egyptian Gaḏatu̥ WMMAs. u. Eur. 87, 96, 159, 392; 𝔊 Γαζα, so JosAnt. xiii. 5, 5, etc.; Herod. ii. 159; iii. 5 Κάδυτις);—Philistine city (mod. غَزَّة, Ghazze, Razze), c. Lat. 31° 3ˊ N, Long. 34° 28ˊ E. c. 50 miles WSW. from Jerus., near the sea (RobBR ii. 36 ff. GASmGeogr. 181 ff. BuhlGeogr.…