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Lexicon :: Strong's H5804 - ʿazzâ

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עַזָּה
Transliteration
ʿazzâ
Pronunciation
az-zaw'
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Part of Speech
proper locative feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

עַזָּה ʻAzzâh, az-zaw'; feminine of H5794; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine:—Azzah, Gaza.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H5804 in the following manner: Gaza (18x), Azzah (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H5804 in the following manner: Gaza (18x), Azzah (3x).

  1. Azzah = "the strong"

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַזָּה ʻAzzâh, az-zaw'; feminine of H5794; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine:—Azzah, Gaza.
STRONGS H5804: Abbreviations
† עַזָּה proper name, of a location Gaza, Γαζα (Assyrian Ḫazzutu, etc., COTi. 97 DlPa 290, Tel Amarna Ḫazati, Azzati Wkl38 *; Egyptian Gaḏatu WMMAs. u. Eur. 87, 96, 159, 392; Greek Version of the LXX Γαζα, so JosephusAnt. xiii. 5, 5, etc.; Herod.ii, 159; iii. 5 Κάδυτις); — Philistine city (modern bdb073802, Ghazze, Razze), approximately Latitude 31 degrees; 3 minutes North, Longitude 34 degrees 28 minutes East, approximately 50 miles west-southwest from Jerusalem, near the sea (RobBR ii. 36 ff. GASmGeogr. 181 ff. BuhlGeogr. 190 f.), Judges 16:1, 21 (both עַזָּ֑תָה), southernmost of the famous five cities, Genesis 10:19 (J), Judges 6:4; 1 Kings 5:4; 2 Kings 18:8, compare Deuteronomy 2:23; Joshua 10:41 (D); also Joshua 11:22 (D), Joshua 15:47 (P), Judges 1:18; 1 Samuel 6:17; Amos 1:6, 7; Zephaniah 2:4; Jeremiah 25:20; Jeremiah 47:1, 5; Zechariah 9:5 (twice in verse); — On commercial importance see DHMB und S 989 GattZPV vii (1884), 1ff., 293 ff.; viii (1885), 69 ff., 179 ff. — For עַזָּה 1 Chronicles 7:28 van d. H., read עַיָּה Baer Ginsb (which see), Be Oettli Kau KitHpt.; see עַי.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:19

Deuteronomy

2:23

Joshua

10:41; 11:22; 15:47

Judges

1:18; 6:4; 16:1; 16:21

1 Samuel

6:17

1 Kings

5:4

2 Kings

18:8

1 Chronicles

7:28

Jeremiah

25:20; 47:1; 47:5

Amos

1:6; 1:7

Zephaniah

2:4

Zechariah

9:5

H5804

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Strong's Number H5804 matches the Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzâ),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon all the way to Gerar as far as Gaza, and all the way to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:23 - As for the Avvites who lived in settlements as far west as Gaza, Caphtorites who came from Crete destroyed them and settled down in their place.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:41 - Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:22 - No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:47 - Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt and the border at the Mediterranean Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18 - The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:4 - They invaded the land and devoured its crops all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, and they took away the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:1 - Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:17 - These are the gold sores that the Philistines brought as a guilt offering to the LORD - one for each of the following cities: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:24 - His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:8 - He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower to the city fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:28 - Their property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:20 - the foreigners living in Egypt; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of the Philistines, the people of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, the people who had been left alive from Ashdod;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:1 - The LORD spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning. The people of Ashkelon will be struck dumb. How long will you gash yourselves to show your sorrow, you who remain of Philistia's power?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:6 - This is what the LORD says: "Because Gaza has committed three crimes - make that four! - I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They deported a whole community and sold them to Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:7 - So I will set Gaza's city wall on fire; fire will consume her fortresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4 - Indeed, Gaza will be deserted and Ashkelon will become a heap of ruins. Invaders will drive away the people of Ashdod by noon, and Ekron will be overthrown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:5 - Ashkelon will see and be afraid; Gaza will be in great anguish, as will Ekron, for her hope will have been dried up. Gaza will lose her king, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.
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