אַשְׁקְל֛וֹן
𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍
Asheqelon
Ashkelon
A major coastal city in southwestern Canaan (region later known as Philistia) on the Mediterranean Sea, referred to as Ashkelon. The word denotes both the physical city and, by extension, its territory, inhabitants, and cultural sphere in ancient texts. In post-biblical and Greco-Roman periods, the term is also preserved as a major urban center (Ascalon).
Jeremiah 47:7 · Word #7
Lexicon H831
| Lemma | אַשְׁקְלוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Asheqelon |
| Strong's | H831 |
| Definition | A major coastal city in southwestern Canaan (region later known as Philistia) on the Mediterranean Sea, referred to as Ashkelon. The word denotes both the physical city and, by extension, its territory, inhabitants, and cultural sphere in ancient texts. In post-biblical and Greco-Roman periods, the term is also preserved as a major urban center (Ascalon). |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Ashkelon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H831-01
Ashkelon the Weighing-Place
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, singular; name of a city (no gender/number variation expressed in form). |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the proper name while reflecting its likely derivation from שקל, "to weigh" or "to trade," highlighting its probable sense as a commercial weighing-place. As a singular proper noun, it denotes a specific city. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Asheqelon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Ashkelon the Weighing-Place |