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Lexicon :: Strong's G1048 - gaza

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Γάζα
Transliteration
gaza (Key)
Pronunciation
gad'-zah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin עַזָּה (H5804)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
19x in 4 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Γάζα Gáza, gad'-zah; of Hebrew origin (H5804); Gazah (i.e. Azzah), a place in Palestine:—Gaza.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1048 in the following manner: Gaza (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1048 in the following manner: Gaza (1x).

  1. Gaza = "the fortified; the strong"

    1. one of the five chief cities of the Philistines in Palestine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Γάζα Gáza, gad'-zah; of Hebrew origin (H5804); Gazah (i.e. Azzah), a place in Palestine:—Gaza.
STRONGS G1048:
Γάζα, -ης [Buttmann, 17 (15)], ἡ, (עַזָּה i. e. strong, fortified (cf. Valentia); the ע being represented by γ, cf. עַמֹרָה, Γομόρρα), formerly a celebrated city of the Philistines, situated on a hill near the southern border of the land of Israel, between Raphia and Ascalon, twenty stadia ['at the most,' Arrian. exp. Alex. 2, 26; "seven," Strabo 16, 30] from the sea and eleven geographical miles from Jerusalem. It was fortified and surrounded by a massive wall. Although held by a Persian garrison, Alexander the Great captured it after a siege of two months, but did not destroy it ([Josephus, Antiquities 11, 8, 4]; Diodorus 17, 48; Plutarch, Alex. 25; Curtius 4, 6f). Afterwards, in the year B. C. 96, Alexander Jannæus, king of the Jews, took it, after a year's siege and destroyed it (Josephus, Antiquities 13, 13, 3). Gabinius rebuilt it (Josephus, the passage cited 14, 5, 3). Finally, the emperor Augustus gave it [B. C. 30] to Herod the Great (Josephus, the passage cited 15, 7, 3), after whose death it was annexed to Syria (Josephus, the passage cited 17, 11, 4). Modern Ghuzzeh [or Ghazzeh], an unfortified town, having an area of two English miles, with between fifteen and sixteen thousand inhabitants. Mentioned in the N. T. in Acts 8:26, where the words αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος refer to ἡ ὁδός; Philip is bidden to take the way which is ἔρημος, solitary; cf. Meyer at the passage; [Winers Grammar, § 18, 9 N. 3; Buttmann, 104 (91)]. A full history of the city is given by Stark, Gaza u. d. philistäische Küste. Jena, 1852; a briefer account by Winers RWB [see also BB. DD.] under the word Gaza; Arnold in Herzog iv., p. 671ff.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
8:26

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Strong's Number G1048 matches the Greek Γάζα (gaza),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:23 - A similar thing happened when the Caphtorites from Crete[fn] invaded and destroyed the Avvites, who had lived in villages in the area of Gaza.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:41 - Joshua slaughtered them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza and from the region around the town of Goshen up to Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:22 - None of the descendants of Anak were left in all the land of Israel, though some still remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:4 - in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:47 - It also included Ashdod with its surrounding settlements and villages and Gaza with its settlements and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18 - In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:4 - camping in the land and destroying crops as far away as Gaza. They left the Israelites with nothing to eat, taking all the sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:1 - One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:17 - The five gold tumors sent by the Philistines as a guilt offering to the LORD were gifts from the rulers of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:8 - He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:20 - along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - Gaza will be humiliated, its head shaved bald;
Ashkelon will lie silent.
You remnant from the Mediterranean coast,[fn]
how long will you lament and mourn?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:6 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:7 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4 - Gaza and Ashkelon will be abandoned,
Ashdod and Ekron torn down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:5 - The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall
and will be filled with fear.
Gaza will shake with terror,
as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed.
Gaza’s king will be killed,
and Ashkelon will be deserted.
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