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ʿazzā עַזָּה ‘Gaza’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of ʿaz עַז ‘strong’
Roots: עז

ʿazzā pr n loc
Azzah = "the strong"
1) another name for 'Gaza', a city of the Philistines located in the extreme southwest of Palestine close to the Mediterranean

Mentioned in Genesis 10:19 Deuteronomy 2:23 Joshua 10:41, 11:22, 15:47 Judges 16:21, 16:1, 6:4, 1:18 1 Samuel 6:17 1 Kings 5:4 2 Kings 18:8 Jeremiah 47:1, 47:5, 25:20 Amos 1:6, 1:7 Zephaniah 2:4 Zechariah 9:5 1 Chronicles 7:28

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