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אַשְׁדּוֹדִי H796
H796 is the Hebrew word אַשְׁדּוֹדִי, transliterated ʼAshdôwdîy and said ash-do-dee'. The King James Version most often renders it ashdod.
What it means
an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod.
Where it comes from
patrial from H795 (אַשְׁדּוֹד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ashdodites, of Ashdod.
Verses using אַשְׁדּוֹדִי
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 13:3 · KJV
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
1 Samuel 5:3 · KJV
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
1 Samuel 5:6 · KJV
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
Nehemiah 4:7 · KJV
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
Nehemiah 13:23 · KJV
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
Common questions
What does Strong's H796 mean?
H796 is the Hebrew word אַשְׁדּוֹדִי (ʼAshdôwdîy), meaning an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod.
How is H796 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ashdod (3 times), ashdothites (1 time), ashdodites (1 time).
How many times does H796 appear in the Bible?
אַשְׁדּוֹדִי (ʼAshdôwdîy) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H796 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: patrial from H795 (אַשְׁדּוֹד).
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