בְּ/אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד

𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃

beashedod

in Ashdod

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

H795

2 Chronicles 26:6 · Word #16

Lexicon H795

Lemmaאַשְׁדּוֹד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃
TransliterationʼAshdôwd
Strong'sH795
In-contextin 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 H795-02

in Ravager-Ashdod

Rootשדד (š-d-d)
Core Meaningsto devastate, ravage, plunder, deal violently, lay waste
Semantic RangeA principal Philistine city; by etymological association, a place characterized as a stronghold or ravaging power; geographically part of the Philistine pentapolis.
Conceptual SignificanceAshdod was one of the five major Philistine cities and figures prominently in narratives of conflict between Israel and the Philistines (e.g., the ark narrative in 1 Samuel 5). Its possible connection to the idea of "ravaging" underscores its role as a hostile power and symbol of opposition to Israel’s God.
Morphological Notesבְּ preposition ("in") prefixed to a proper noun, singular; place name. No change in form for gender or number; functions as a locative proper noun.
Rendering RationaleThe name אַשְׁדּוֹד (Ashdod) is traditionally linked to the root שׁדד ("to ravage, devastate"), suggesting the sense of a ravaging or plundering stronghold. The prefixed בְּ preposition is preserved as "in," and the proper noun remains singular, yielding "in Ravager-Ashdod" to retain both the locative form and the root’s semantic force.

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

Words from Root שדד (to devastate, ravage, plunder, deal violently, lay waste)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7706-01 mishaday from the Overpowering One
H7699-02 shadayim two breasts
H7703-02 shoded ravager
H7703-03 shodedim ravaging men
H7703-04 shudad he has been violently laid waste
H7706-03 veshaday and 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