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

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

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

border, territory

1. border

2. territory (enclosed within boundary)

3. region, territory (of darkness) (fig.)

Judah = "praised"

1. the son of Jacob by Leah

2. the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob

3. the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah

4. the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon

5. a Levite in Ezra's time

6. an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

7. a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah

8. a priest in the time of Nehemiah

to capture, take, seize

1. (Qal)

   1. to capture, seize

   2. to capture (of men) (fig.)

   3. to take (by lot)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be captured

   2. to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)

3. (Hithpael) to grasp each other

Azzah = "the strong"

1. another name for 'Gaza', a city of the Philistines located in the extreme southwest of Palestine close to the Mediterranean

Ekron = "emigration" or "torn up by the roots"

1. the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan