אַשְׁדּוֺד proper name, of a location Ashdod (Assyrian Asdudu, COT^Gloss Dl^{Pa 289}; Thes MV derive from √ שׁדד q. v.) a powerful city of the Philistines on Mediterranean Sea, west from Jerusalem, modern Esdûd, Joshua 11:22; Joshua 15:46,47 (where assigned to Judah) 1 Samuel 5:5,6 (but strike out Dr compare ᵐ5) 1 Samuel 6:17; Amos 1:8; Amos 3:9; Zephaniah 2:4; Zechariah 9:6; Isaiah 20:1; Jeremiah 25:20; 2Chronicles 26:6 with ָ  ה locative 1 Samuel 5:1; Isaiah 20:1; ׳אַנְשֵׁי א 1 Samuel 5:7; apparently = territory of Ashdod 2Chronicles 26:6 וַיִּבְנֶה עָרִים בְּאַשְׁדּוֺד. (compare Survey^{J, 442}.)