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Azeqah <a href="../hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Azeqah: Azeqah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֲזֵקָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Azeqah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-zay-KAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(az-ay-kaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Azeqah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Azekah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root עָזַק (azaq), meaning "to dig over" or "to hoe."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for Azeqah, as it is a proper noun specific to a location in Hebrew texts.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Azeqah is a town in the Shephelah region of ancient Judah. It is mentioned in the Bible as a fortified city, often associated with military events and strategic importance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Azeqah was one of the cities fortified by Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, as a defense against potential invasions (2 Chronicles 11:9). It was strategically located in the lowlands of Judah, making it a significant military site. The city is also noted in extra-biblical sources, such as the Lachish Letters, which provide archaeological evidence of its existence and importance during the late Iron Age.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5823.htm">azaq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a place in Judah<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Azekah (7).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עֲזֵקָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Αζηκα</font>, in the Shephelah of Judah, near <font class="hebrew2">שׂוֺכֹה</font>, <a href="/interlinear/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10</a>,11 (JE), <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-35.htm">Joshua 15:35</a> (P), <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-1.htm">1 Samuel 17:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/34-7.htm">Jeremiah 34:7</a>; 2Chronicles 11:9; <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/11-30.htm">Nehemiah 11:30</a>; not identified. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Azekah <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5823.htm">azaq</a>; tilled; Azekah, a place in Palestine -- Azekah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5823.htm">azaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַעֲזֵקָֽה׃ ועזקה׃ עֲזֵקָ֔ה עֲזֵקָ֖ה עֲזֵקָֽה׃ עזקה עזקה׃ ‘ă·zê·qāh ‘ăzêqāh azeKah vaazeKah wa‘ăzêqāh wa·‘ă·zê·qāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּכֵּ֥ם עַד־ <b> עֲזֵקָ֖ה </b> וְעַד־ מַקֵּדָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them as far <span class="itali">as Azekah</span> and Makkedah.<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and smote <span class="itali">them to Azekah,</span> and unto Makkedah.<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and struck far <span class="itali">Azekah</span> far and Makkedah<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/10-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 10:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם עַד־ <b> עֲזֵקָ֖ה </b> וַיָּמֻ֑תוּ רַבִּ֗ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on them as far <span class="itali">as Azekah,</span> and they died;<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from heaven <span class="itali">upon them unto Azekah,</span> and they died:<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/10-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> heaven far <span class="itali">Azekah</span> died more<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/15-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 15:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם שׂוֹכֹ֖ה <b> וַעֲזֵקָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Adullam, Socoh <span class="itali">and Azekah,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Adullam, Socoh, <span class="itali">and Azekah,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Adullam Socoh <span class="itali">and Azekah</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/17-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 17:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שׂוֹכֹ֥ה וּבֵין־ <b> עֲזֵקָ֖ה </b> בְּאֶ֥פֶס דַּמִּֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Socoh <span class="itali">and Azekah,</span> in Ephes-dammim.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> between Shochoh <span class="itali">and Azekah,</span> in Ephesdammim.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Socoh between <span class="itali">and Azekah</span> Ephes-dammim<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 11:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָכִ֖ישׁ וְאֶת־ <b> עֲזֵקָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Adoraim, Lachish, <span class="itali">Azekah,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And Adoraim, and Lachish, <span class="itali">and Azekah,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Adoraim Lachish <span class="itali">Azekah</span><p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 11:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָכִישׁ֙ וּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָ <b> עֲזֵקָ֖ה </b> וּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיַּחֲנ֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and its fields, <span class="itali">Azekah</span> and its towns.<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the fields <span class="itali">thereof, at Azekah,</span> and [in] the villages<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Lachish fields <span class="itali">Azekah</span> towns encamped<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/34-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 34:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָכִישׁ֙ וְאֶל־ <b> עֲזֵקָ֔ה </b> כִּ֣י הֵ֗נָּה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [that is], Lachish <span class="itali">and Azekah,</span> for they [alone] remained<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against Lachish, <span class="itali">and against Azekah:</span> for these defenced<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/34-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Lachish and <span class="itali">Azekah</span> for in<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5825.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5825.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5825<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/azekah_5825.htm">‘ă·zê·qāh — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaazekah_5825.htm">wa·‘ă·zê·qāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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