Quick Definition
Gaza
Biblical Persons & Places
Gaza
Gaza
A location first mentioned at Gen.10.19;
referred to as Gaza or Ayyah (עַזָּה), or Gaza or Gazite (עַזָּתִי), or Gaza (Γάζα).
Strong's Definition
Azzah, a place in Palestine
Derivation: feminine of H5794 (עַז); strong;
KJV Usage: Azzah, Gaza.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Azzah = "the strong"
1) another name for 'Gaza', a city of the Philistines located in the extreme southwest of Palestine close to the Mediterranean
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Azzah = "the strong"
another name for 'Gaza', a city of the Philistines located in the extreme southwest of Palestine close to the Mediterranean
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עַזָּה
‛azzâh
BDB Definition:
Azzah = the strong
1) another name for Gaza, a city of the Philistines located in the extreme southwest of Palestine close to the Mediterranean
Part of Speech: noun feminine proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5794
Total KJV Occurrences: 21