H831Hebrewʾašqəlôn

אַשְׁקְלוֹן

Ashkelon, Askalon.

12
Total Occurrences
7
Books
12
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1a maritime city of the philistines, southwest of jerusalem

Etymology & Derivation

probably from H8254 (שָׁקַל) in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart);

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼAshqᵉlôwn; Pronunciation: ash-kel-one'