- Original: אשׁקלון - Transliteration: 'Ashq@lown - Phonetic: ash-kel-one' - Definition: Askelon or Ashkelon = the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed 1. a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem - Origin: probably from H8254 in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart) - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: Probably from H8254 in the sense of weighing place (that is mart); Ashkelon a place in Palestine: - Ashkelon Askalon. Total KJV Occurrences: 12 • Ashkelon, 9 Judges 14:19; Jeremiah 25:20; Jeremiah 47:5; Jeremiah 47:7; Amos 1:8; Zephaniah 2:4; Zephaniah 2:7; Zechariah 9:5(2) • Askelon, 3 Judges 1:18; 1 Samuel 6:17; 2 Samuel 1:20