לְ/אַשְׁדּ֨וֹד

𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃

leashedod

for Ashdod

from שָׁדַד; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine; Ahdod.

H795

1 Samuel 6:17 · Word #9

Lexicon H795

Lemmaאַשְׁדּוֹד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃
TransliterationʼAshdôwd
Strong'sH795
In-contextfor Ashdod

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H795-04

to Ravager-Ashdod

Rootשׁדד (š-d-d)
Core Meaningsto ravage, devastate, plunder, deal violently with
Semantic RangeA principal Philistine city; by derivation associated with ravaging or destructive force; denotes the geographic and political center known as Ashdod.
Conceptual SignificanceAshdod was one of the five chief Philistine cities and a recurring adversarial center in Israel’s history. Its name’s connection to ravaging underscores the hostile and destructive character often associated with Philistine power in the biblical narrative.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ (“to/for”) + proper noun, singular, place name (Np). No gender or number inflection is expressed beyond its identity as a singular city name.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the preposition לְ (“to/for”) attached to the proper noun אַשְׁדּוֹד. The city name is traditionally understood as deriving from the root שׁדד (“to ravage, devastate”), so the rendering preserves that underlying sense by expressing the name as “Ravager-Ashdod,” while accurately reflecting the prefixed preposition.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׁדד (to ravage, devastate, plunder, deal violently with)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H795-01 ashedod Ravager-City
H795-02 ashedodah toward Ravager-Town
H7706-01 leshaday to Shadday, the Overpowering One

Word Usage (17 occurrences of H795)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Joshua 11:22 וּ/בְ/אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד uveashedod and-in-Ashdod
Joshua 15:46 אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד ashedod Ashdod
Joshua 15:47 אַשְׁדּ֞וֹד ashedod Ashdod