H5841 עַזָּתִי (ʻAzzâthîy) az-zaw-thee'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Gaza

Strong's Definition

an Azzathite or inhabitant of Azzah

Derivation: patrial from H5804 (עַזָּה);

KJV Usage: Gazathite, Gazite.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Gazathites or Gazites = see Gaza "the strong"

1) an inhabitant of the city of Gaza

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עַזָּתִי (az.za.ti) — Gaza. Gazathites or Gazites, of Gaza "the strong" an inhabitant of the city of Gaza Another name of az.zah (עַזָּה "Gaza" H5804)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עַזָּתִי (H5841)

adj · עַזָּה

Names of Groups

Gazite, from Gaza = inhabitant of Gaza, town in Philistia

JOS 13:3 · JDG 16:2

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עַזָּתִי adj.gent. of foreg. [p.bw.ac], c. art. as subst. coll. base

Bible Occurrences (2)

13:3

16:2

Joshua 13:3

from the Shihor east... of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite [territory])— that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

Judges 16:2

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded [that place] and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, Let us wait until dawn...; then we will kill him.