H5825 H5825
Azekah, a fortified city in the Shephelah of Judah near Socoh, associated with battles against Canaanites and Philistines
Azekah was a strategically important fortified city in the low hills (Shephelah) of Judah, near the town of Socoh. It appears in some of Scripture's most dramatic military narratives: the Israelite pursuit of the Amorite coalition under hailstones (Josh 10:10-11), the valley where David faced Goliath (1 Sam 17:1), and as one of the last two Judean strongholds still holding out against Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 34:7). Multilingual renderings consistently transliterate the name directly, reflecting its firm place-name identity across traditions.
Senses
1. Azekah (proper noun) — The fortified city of Azekah in Judah's Shephelah, situated near Socoh overlooking the Valley of Elah. It served as a key military waypoint: Joshua's forces pursued the Amorite kings past it (Josh 10:10-11), David and Saul's armies camped near it against the Philistines (1 Sam 17:1), and Jeremiah names it as one of the final Judean cities resisting Babylon (Jer 34:7). Rehoboam fortified it (2 Chr 11:9) and returnees resettled there (Neh 11:30). 7×
AR["عَزيقَةَ", "عَزِيقَة", "عَزِيقَةَ", "وَ-عَزيقةُ"]·ben["অসেকা", "অসেকার", "আজেকা", "আজেকাহের", "এবং-আসেকা"]·DE["Azekah", "[עזקה]", "und-Azekah"]·EN["Azekah", "Azeqah", "and-Azekah"]·FR["Azekah", "[עזקה]", "et-Azekah"]·heb["ו-עזקה", "עזקה"]·HI["अज़ेकह", "अज़ेकाह-को", "अजेका", "अजेकाह", "अजेकाह-में", "और-अजेका"]·ID["Azeka", "dan-Azeka"]·IT["Azekah", "[עזקה]", "e-Azekah"]·jav["Azeka", "Azéka", "lan-Azèka"]·KO["그리고-아세가", "아세가", "아세가까지", "아제카"]·PT["'Azeqah", "Azeca", "Azekah", "Azeqa", "Azeqah", "e-Azeqah"]·RU["Азека", "Азеки", "Азекой", "Азеку", "и-Азека"]·ES["Azeca", "Azekah", "Azeqah", "y-Azecá"]·SW["Azeka", "na-Azeka"]·TR["Azeka", "Azeka'ya", "Azeka'yı", "ve-Azeka"]·urd["اور-عزیقہ", "عزیقا", "عزیقہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֲזֵקָה n.pr.loc. Αζηκα, in the Shephelah of Judah, near שׂוֹכֹה, Jos 10:10, 11 (JE), 15:35 (P), 1 S 17:1; Je 34:7; 2 Ch 11:9; Ne 11:30; not identified.