Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5804
עַזָּה
az.zah · “Gaza”
Used 21 times across 12 books
Definition
§ Azzah = "the strong"
another name for 'Gaza', a city of the Philistines located in the extreme southwest of Palestine close to the Mediterranean
Where it appears
Genesis1
Deuteronomy1
Joshua3
Judges4
1 Samuel1
1 Kings1
2 Kings1
1 Chronicles1
Jeremiah3
Amos2
Zephaniah1
Zechariah2
In the text
Genesis 10:19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.Deuteronomy 2:23And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)Joshua 10:41And Joshua smote them from Kadesh–barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.Joshua 11:22There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.Joshua 15:47Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:Judges 1:18Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.Judges 6:4And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.Judges 16:1Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.Judges 16:21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.1 Samuel 6:17And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
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