This is the name of the place Ashdod: A major Philistine city, known for Dagon worship.
Definition
from H7703; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Ahdod.
Traditional renderings: Ahdod.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
17 total
- Joshua 11:22וּבְאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד · and AshdodNo Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
- Joshua 15:46אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד · Ashdod…from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
- Joshua 15:47אַשְׁדּ֞וֹד · AshdodAshdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
- 1 Samuel 5:1אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃ · to AshdodAfter the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
- 1 Samuel 5:5בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד · in AshdodThat is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.
- 1 Samuel 5:6אַשְׁדּ֖וֹדNow the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
- 1 Samuel 5:7אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד · of AshdodAnd when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”
- 1 Samuel 6:17לְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹד · AshdodAs a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
- 2 Chronicles 26:6 (2×)אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד · Ashdod; בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד · near AshdodUzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
- Isaiah 20:1 (2×)אַשְׁדּ֔וֹדָה · to Ashdod; בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד · [it]Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
- Jeremiah 25:20אַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃ · of Ashdod…all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Amos 1:8מֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹד · of AshdodI will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
- Amos 3:9בְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹד · of AshdodProclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
- Zephaniah 2:4אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד · AshdodFor Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- Zechariah 9:6בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד · AshdodA mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.