Strong's Concordance Gaza: Gaza, a Philistine city Original Word: Γάζα, ης, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Gaza Phonetic Spelling: (gad'-zah) Short Definition: Gaza Definition: Gaza, an old town in the south of Palestine, on the sea-coast. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1048: ΓάζαΓάζα, 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 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 GázanLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 10481 Occurrence Γάζαν — 1 Occ. 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 |