Strong's H831 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʼAshqᵉlôwn)

Pronunciation: ash-kel-one'

POS: ash-kel-one' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: probably from in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart);

Definition: probably from שָׁקַל in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart); Ashkelon, a place in Palestine; Ashkelon, Askalon.

KJV Usage: Ashkelon, Askalon.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Askelon or Ashkelon = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"
• 2. 1) a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem

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