עֲזֵקָה

a.ze.qahAzekah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place7 occurrences5 books7 verses
This is the name of the place Azekah: Judean town, site of battles and sieges.

Definition

from H5823; tilled; Azekah, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Azekah.

Glossary entries

Azekah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Joshua 10:10עֲזֵקָ֖ה · far as Azekah
    And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
  2. Joshua 10:11עֲזֵקָ֖ה · Azekah
    As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
  3. Joshua 15:35וַעֲזֵקָֽה׃ · Azekah
    Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
  4. 1 Samuel 17:1עֲזֵקָ֖ה · and Azekah
    Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
  5. 2 Chronicles 11:9עֲזֵקָֽה׃ · Azekah
    Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
  6. Nehemiah 11:30עֲזֵקָ֖ה · and in Azekah
    Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
  7. Jeremiah 34:7עֲזֵקָ֔ה · and Azekah
    …as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.