Ashkelon (אשקלון) means Ashkelon in Hebrew.
It can also mean Ascalon. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַשְׁקְלוֹן
ashkelon
noun · feminine
In English
Ashkelon, Ascalon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ashkelon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר נמל במישור החוף הדרומי של ישראל. אחת מחמש ערי פלשתים.
וַתִּצְלַח עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה וַיֵּרֶד אַשְׁקְלוֹן וַיַּךְ מֵהֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים אִישׁ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־חֲלִיצוֹתָם...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ashkelon is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַשְׁקְלוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- אשקלון
- Said
- ashkelon
- Root
- ש־ק־ל
- Gematria
- 487
This is how Ashkelon is said in other languages.
- English
- Ashkelon, Ascalon
- Arabic
- عسقلان
- Russian
- Ашкелон
- French
- Ascalon
- Spanish
- Ascalón
- German
- Aschkelon, Ascalon
The word Ashkelon comes from the root ש־ק־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Ashkelon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ashkelon.
What does Ashkelon (אשקלון) mean in Hebrew?
Ashkelon (אשקלון) means Ashkelon and Ascalon. It is said ashkelon, with the stress on ash.
Is Ashkelon (אשקלון) masculine or feminine?
The word Ashkelon (אשקלון) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אשקלון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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