HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5825
עֲזֵקָה
a.ze.qah — Azekah
§ Azekah = "dug over" a town in the lowlands of Judah
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Azekah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Josh. 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11). It was one of the places re-occupied by the Jews on their return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.