Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Ashdod
Usage: Ashdodite = "I will spoil" an inhabitant of Ashdod Another spelling of ash.dod (אַשְׁדּוֹד "Ashdod" H0795)
Strong's Number
H796
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
3
Strong's H796 Quick Answer
Strong's H796 אַשׁדּוֹדִי (Ashdowdiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ashdowdiy (ash-do-dee') adj. 1. an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod [patrial from H795] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include ashdod and ashdodites. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Ashdowdiy (ash-do-dee') adj. 1. an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod [patrial from H795]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- ashdod and ashdodites
Meaning and Definition
Ashdowdiy (ash-do-dee') adj. 1. an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod [patrial from H795] KJV: Ashdodites, of Ashdod. Root(s): H795
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H796. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H796 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ashdowdiy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Ashdod
1 Samuel 5:3
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Ashdodites
Nehemiah 4:7
How Strong's H796 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H796 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H796 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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:
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H796.
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:
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.
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.
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,
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H796, grouped by book.
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H796 FAQ
What does ashdodi (אַשְׁדּוֹדִי) mean?
Ashdodi (Strong's H796) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ashdodites". Ashdowdiy (ash-do-dee') adj. 1. an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod [patrial from H795]
How many times is ashdodi (אַשְׁדּוֹדִי) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H796 across 3 books.
Where can I study ashdodi (אַשְׁדּוֹדִי) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H796 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ashdodi (אַשְׁדּוֹדִי)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ashdod and ashdodites. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.