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
§ Ashdod = "powerful"
a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean Sea west from Jerusalem, modern Esdud
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַשְׁדּוֹד
ashdôd
BDB Definition:
Ashdod = powerful
1) a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean Sea west from Jerusalem, modern Esdud
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7703
Total KJV Occurrences: 21