לְ/אַשְׁדּ֨וֹד
𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃
leashedod
for Ashdod
from שָׁדַד; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine; Ahdod.
1 Samuel 6:17 · Word #9
Lexicon H795
| Lemma | אַשְׁדּוֹד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʼAshdôwd |
| Strong's | H795 |
| In-context | for 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
| Root | שׁדד (š-d-d) |
| Core Meanings | to ravage, devastate, plunder, deal violently with |
| Semantic Range | A principal Philistine city; by derivation associated with ravaging or destructive force; denotes the geographic and political center known as Ashdod. |
| Conceptual Significance | Ashdod 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 Notes | Preposition 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 Rationale | The 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 |