אַשְׁדּוֹדִי
ʼAshdôwdîy · ash-do-dee'
an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod
Lexicon
Derivation: patrial from H795 (אַשְׁדּוֹד);
an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Ashdodites, of Ashdod.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to consume, to destroy › the doorway, the way in › to fasten and establish › the doorway, the way in › the hand that works
Strength, the leader that works to consume, to destroy of the doorway, the way in that works to fasten and establish of the doorway, the way in of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַשְׁדּוֹדִי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the ashdothites1 · 20%
- and when they of ashdod1 · 20%
- upon them of ashdod1 · 20%
- and the ashdodites1 · 20%
- of ashdod1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.