Quick Definition
Ashkelon
Biblical Persons & Places
Ashkelon
Ashkelon
A location in Philistia first mentioned at Jos.13.3;
referred to as Ashkelon (אַשְׁקְלוֹן), or Ashkelon (אֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי).
Strong's Definition
Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
Derivation: probably from H8254 (שָׁקַל) in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart);
KJV Usage: Ashkelon, Askalon.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Askelon or Ashkelon = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"
1) a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Askelon or Ashkelon = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"
a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem
Also named: esh.qe.lo.ni (אֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי "Ashkelon" H0832)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַשְׁקְלוֹן
ashqelôn
BDB Definition:
Askelon or Ashkelon = the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed
1) a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from H8254 in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart)
Total KJV Occurrences: 12