◄ 1048. Gaza ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon Gaza: Gaza Original Word: Γάζα Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Gaza Pronunciation: GAH-zah Phonetic Spelling: (gad'-zah) Definition: Gaza Meaning: Gaza, an old town in the south of Palestine, on the sea-coast. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H5804 (עַזָּה, ʿazzâ) Usage: In the New Testament, "Gaza" refers to a city located in the southwestern part of ancient Philistia, near the Mediterranean coast. It is mentioned in the context of the early Christian church's expansion and missionary journeys. Cultural and Historical Background: Gaza was one of the five major cities of the Philistines, known for its strategic location and fortified structures. It was a significant trade center and had a long history of conflict with Israel, as seen in the Old Testament. By the time of the New Testament, Gaza was under Roman control and continued to be an important urban center. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of Hebrew origin Azzah Definition Gaza, a Philistine city NASB Translation Gaza (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1048: Γάζα Γάζα, Γάζης (Buttmann, 17 (15)), ἡ (אַזָּה i. e. strong, fortified (cf. Valentia); the 'ayin ע being represented by gamma γ', cf. עֲמֹרָה Γόμορρα), formerly a celebrated city of the Philistines, situated on a hill near the southern border of the land of Israel, between Raphia and Ascalon, twenty stadia (`at the most,' Arrian. exp. Alex. 2, 26; seven, Strabo 16, 30) from the sea and eleven geographical miles from Jerusalem. It was fortified and surrounded by a massive wall. Although held by a Persian garrison, Alexander the Great captured it after a siege of two months, but did not destroy it ((Josephus, Antiquities 11, 8, 4); Diodorus 17, 48; Plutarch, Alex. 25; Curt. 4, 6f). Afterward, in the year , Alexander Janmaeus, king of the Jews, took it, after a year's siege and destroyed it (Josephus, Antiquities 13, 13, 3). Gabinius rebuilt it (Josephus, the passage cited 14:5, 3). Finally, the emperor Augustus gave it () to Herod the Great (Josephus, the passage cited 15, 7, 3), after whose death it was annexed to Syria (Josephus, the passage cited 17, 11, 4). Modern Ghuzzeh (or Ghazzeh), an unfortified town, having an area of two English miles, with between fifteen and sixteen thousand inhabitants. Mentioned in the N. T. in Acts 8:26, where the words αὕτη ἐστιν ἔρημος refer to ἡ ὁδός; Philip is bidden to take the way which is ἔρημος, solitary; cf. Meyer at the passage; (Winers Grammar, § 18, 9 N. 3; Buttmann, 104 (91)). A full history of the city is given by Stark, Gaza u. d. philistäische Küste. Jena, 1852; a briefer account by Winers RWB (see also BB. DD.) under the word ; Arnold in Herzog iv., p. 671ff Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Gaza. Of Hebrew origin (Azzah); Gazah (i.e. Azzah), a place in Palestine -- Gaza. see HEBREW Azzah Forms and Transliterations Γαζαν Γάζαν γαζαρηνοί γαζαρηνούς γαζαρηνών Gazan Gázan Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 8:26 N-AFS GRK: Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν αὕτη ἐστὶν NAS: from Jerusalem to Gaza. (This KJV: Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is INT: Jerusalem to Gaza the same is Strong's Greek 1048 1 Occurrence Γάζαν — 1 Occ.