What does עַזָּה (ʿazāh) mean in the Bible?
עַזָּה (ʿazāh): Gaza: major Philistine city on Mediterranean coast, frequent biblical boundary marker and military flashpoint.
Hebrew · H5804
עַזָּה
Azzah , a place in Palestine
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עַזָּה H5804
Pronunciation ʿazāh
What does עַזָּה (ʿazāh) mean in the Bible?
עַזָּה (ʿazāh): Gaza: major Philistine city on Mediterranean coast, frequent biblical boundary marker and military flashpoint.
Full entry for עַזָּה (H5804) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5804?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Gaza (10), far as Gaza (3), in Gaza (2), of Gaza (2), to Gaza (2).
Where does עַזָּה (ʿazāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (4), Jeremiah (3), Joshua (3), Amos (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Gaza 10× Joshua 10:41, Joshua 15:47, Judges 1:18, Judges 6:4
far as Gaza 3× Genesis 10:19, Deuteronomy 2:23, 2 Kings 18:8
in Gaza 2× Joshua 11:22, Zechariah 9:5
of Gaza 2× Amos 1:6, Amos 1:7
to Gaza 2× Judges 16:1, Judges 16:21
Ayyah 1× 1 Chronicles 7:28
The people of Gaza 1× Jeremiah 47:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:19 עַזָּ֑ה to far as Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular Deuteronomy 2:23 עַזָּ֑ה to far as Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:41 עַזָּ֑ה to Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 11:22 בְּעַזָּ֛ה to in Gaza Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 15:47 עַזָּ֥ה to Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 1:18 עַזָּ֣ה to Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 6:4 עַזָּ֑ה to Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 16:1 עַזָּ֑תָה to to Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Judges 16:21 עַזָּ֗תָה to to Gaza Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 6:17 לְעַזָּ֤ה to Gaza Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:19
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 3 Judges 4 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Jeremiah 3 Amos 2 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
עַזָּ֑ה 5x ‘az·zāh Genesis 10:19, Deuteronomy 2:23, Joshua 10:41, Judges 6:4
עַזָּ֔ה 3x ‘az·zāh 1 Kings 4:24, Jeremiah 47:5, Amos 1:6
עַזָּה֙ 2x ‘az·zāh Jeremiah 25:20, Zephaniah 2:4
בְּעַזָּ֛ה 1x bə·‘az·zāh Joshua 11:22
וְעַזָּה֙ 1x wə·‘az·zāh Zechariah 9:5
לְעַזָּ֤ה 1x lə·‘az·zāh 1 Samuel 6:17
מֵֽעַזָּ֔ה 1x mê·‘az·zāh Zechariah 9:5
עַזָּ֥ה 1x ‘az·zāh Joshua 15:47
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 15x Genesis 10:19, Deuteronomy 2:23, Joshua 10:41, Joshua 15:47
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 2x Judges 16:1, Judges 16:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Zechariah 9:5
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 11:22
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 6:17
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Zechariah 9:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gaza: major Philistine city on Mediterranean coast, frequent biblical boundary marker and military flashpoint.
Source Gloss
Azzah , a place in Palestine
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Gaza: major Philistine city on Mediterranean coast, frequent biblical boundary marker and military flashpoint.
Azzah, a place in Palestine BDB: Gaza Usage: Azzah, Gaza.
Word Origins
עַזָּה is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1048 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain