Ashkelon
H831
Proper Name
UBS
אַשְׁקְלוֹן
ʼAshqᵉlôwnash-kel-one'
Proper Name Location
Definition
= town; ◄ located in {L:Philistia<SDBH:פְּלֶשֶׁת>}; ► one of the five cities of the {L:Philistines<SDBH:פְּלֶשֶׁת>}
Semantic Domains
Names of Locations
Etymology
probably from H8254 (שָׁקַל) in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart);
KJV Translations
Ashkelon, Askalon
Occurrences11
Frequency Rank#2086