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JudahיְהוּדָהcapturedוַיִּלְכֹּדGazaאֶת עַזָּהand its territory,וְאֶת גְּבוּלָהּAshkelonוְאֶת אַשְׁקְלוֹןand its territory,וְאֶת גְּבוּלָהּand Ekronוְאֶת עֶקְרוֹןand its territory.וְאֶת גְּבוּלָהּ
Judges 1:18
Study it in the app“Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:18, word by word
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- capturedיִּלְכֹּדyilkod
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkod” appears- Gazaעַזָּהaza
Gaza
See it on the mapWhere else “aza” appears- and its territoryגְּבוּלָgevula
territory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevula” appears- Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןashklon
Ashkelon
See it on the mapWhere else “ashklon” appears- and Ekronעֶקְרוֹןekron
Ekron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appears
Places in this verse
1Gaza
Today: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, at the far southwest of Israel.
There the Philistines blinded Samson and made him grind grain (Judg 16:21); he died there pulling down the temple (Judg 16:30).
2Ashkelon
Today: Ashkelon, Israel
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Jerusalem.
Samson killed thirty men there to pay a bet (Judg 14:19). It was one of the five main Philistine cities (1 Sam 6:17).
3Ekron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
The context
17Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanite who lived in Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So one called the name of the city Hormah.
18 · This verse (above)
19YHWH was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country; but he could not dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.