How to Pronounce Gaza
GAH-zuh
Gaza is pronounced GAH-zuh (ˈɡɑːzə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: GAH-zah, GAH-zuh or GAY-zuh.
What does Gaza mean?
Gaza means “strong; a goat”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Gaza?
Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name (Deut. 2:23; 1 Kings 4:24; Jer. 25:20), strong, a city on the Mediterranean shore, remarkable for its early importance as the chief centre of a great commercial traffic with Egypt. It is one of the oldest cities of the world (Gen. 10:19; Josh. 15:47). Its earliest inhabitants were the Avims, who were conquered and displaced by the Caphtorims (Deut. 2:23; Josh. 13:2, 3), a Philistine tribe. In the division of the land it fell to the lot of Judah (Josh. 15:47; Judg. 1:18). It was the southernmost of the five great Philistine cities which gave each a golden emerod as a trespass-offering unto the Lord (1 Sam. 6:17).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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