Strong H832אֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי
Ashkelonite
- Transliteration
- 'eshqelônîy
- Pronunciation
- esh-kel-o-nee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
Patrial from H831; an Ashkelonite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashkelon: - Eshkalonites.
Meaning of the name
Eshkalonites = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"
Detailed definition
Ashkelon, one of the five principal Philistine cities, was captured by Judah but later became a symbol of judgment.
In the biblical story
Ashkelon
A major Philistine city, often a target of prophecy.
Ashkelon, one of the five principal Philistine cities, was captured by Judah but later became a symbol of judgment.
In the Bible
Strong H832 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- eshkalonites1
First verses
- Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: