Original: אַשְׁקְלֹון

Transliteration: ʼAshqᵉlôwn

Phonetic: ash-kel-one'

Short Definition: Ashkelon

Original: אשׁקלון

Transliteration: 'ashqelôn

Phonetic: ash-kel-one'

BDB Definition:

Askelon or Ashkelon = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"

1. a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem

Origin: probably from H8254 in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart)

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location

Cognate: H827, H828, H829, H832