בְּ/אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד
𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃
beashedod
in Ashdod
from שָׁדַד; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine; Ahdod.
Zechariah 9:6 · Word #3
Lexicon H795
| Lemma | אַשְׁדּוֹד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʼAshdôwd |
| Strong's | H795 |
| In-context | in 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 H795-03
in Ravager-Ashdod
| Root | שדד (š-d-d) |
| Core Meanings | to devastate, ravage, plunder, deal violently, lay waste |
| Semantic Range | A principal Philistine city; by etymological association, a place characterized as a stronghold or ravaging power; geographically part of the Philistine pentapolis. |
| Conceptual Significance | Ashdod 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 Notes | בְּ 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 Rationale | The 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 |
|---|---|---|
H7703-01 |
hashoded | the ravager |
H795-04 |
meashedod | from Ravager-town (Ashdod) |
H7706-01 |
mishaday | from the Overpowering One |
H7703-02 |
neshadunu | we have been ravaged |
|
shaday | the Overpowering One |
H7699-02 |
shadayim | two breasts |
H7703-03 |
shadedah | she has laid waste |
H7703-06 |
shoded | ravager |
H7703-07 |
shodedey | ravaging devastators of |
H7703-08 |
shodedim | ravaging men |
H7703-09 |
shudad | he has been violently laid waste |
H7703-10 |
shudadenu | we have been utterly ravaged |
H7703-11 |
shudadu | they have been violently ravaged |
|
shudedu | they have been violently ravaged |
H795-05 |
uveashedod | and in Ashdod, the Ravager-Stronghold |
H7706-03 |
veshaday | and Shadday, the Overpowering One |
H7703-15 |
yushad | he will be laid waste |
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 |