Quick Definition
Ashdod
Biblical Persons & Places
Ashdod
Ashdod
A location in Philistia first mentioned at Jos.11.22;
referred to as Ashdod (אַשְׁדּוֹד), or Ashdod or Ashdodite (אַשְׁדּוֹדִי), or Ashdod (אַשְׁדּוֹדִית), or Azotus (Ἄζωτος).
Strong's Definition
Ashdod, a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H7703 (שָׁדַד); ravager;
KJV Usage: Ahdod.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ashdod = "powerful"
1) a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean Sea west from Jerusalem, modern Esdud
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אַשְׁדּוֹד (ash.dod) — Ashdod.
§ Ashdod = "powerful" a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean Sea west from Jerusalem, modern Esdud
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · אַשְׁדֹּודִי · אַשְׁדֹּודִית
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַשְׁדּוֹד n.pr.loc. Ashdod base