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'