Strongs Number: H831
- Hebrew Word
- אַשְׁקְלוֹן
- Transliteration
- ʼAshqᵉlôwn
- Phonetic
- ash-kel-one'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Location
- Strongs Definition
-
{Ashkelon} a place in Palestine
- BDB Definition
-
Askelon or Ashkelon = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"
1. a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem
- Origin
- Probably from H8254 in the sense of weighing place (that {is} mart)
- Bible Usage
- {Ashkelon} Askalon.