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
אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ash.qe.lon) — Ashkelon. 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)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַשְׁקְלוֹן n.pr.loc. a city of the Philistines base