Quick Definition
Gaza
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Azzah, a place in Palestine
Derivation: feminine of H5794 (עַז); strong;
KJV Usage: Azzah, Gaza.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עַזָּה (az.zah) — Gaza.
§ Azzah = "the strong" another name for 'Gaza', a city of the Philistines located in the extreme southwest of Palestine close to the Mediterranean
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · עַזָּתִי
Names of Locations
Gaza = town; ◄ located in Philistia; ► one of the fives cities of the Philistines
GEN 10:19 · DEU 2:23 · JOS 10:41 · JOS 11:22 · JOS 15:47 · JDG 1:18 · JDG 6:4 · JDG 16:1 · JDG 16:21 · 1SA 6:17 · 1KI 5:4 · 2KI 18:8 · JER 25:20 · JER 47:1 · JER 47:5 · AMO 1:6 · AMO 1:7 · ZEP 2:4 · ZEC 9:5 · ZEC 9:5
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עַזָּה n.pr.loc. Gaza;—Philistine city, southernmost of the famous five cities base