Strong H797אַשְׁדּוֹדִית
Ashdod
- Transliteration
- 'ashdôdîyth
- Pronunciation
- ash-do-deeth'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
Feminine of H796; (only adverbially) in the language of Ashdod: - in the speech of Ashdod.
Meaning of the name
Ashdodites = "I will spoil"
Detailed definition
Ashdod or Azotus, one of the five major Philistine cities, was a center of Dagon worship and a target of prophetic judgment.
In the biblical story
Ashdod
A major Philistine city, known for Dagon worship.
Ashdod or Azotus, one of the five major Philistine cities, was a center of Dagon worship and a target of prophetic judgment.
In the Bible
Strong H797 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- speech1
First verses
- Nehemiah 13:24And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.