How many times is Ashdod mentioned in the Bible?
The word Ashdod appears 21 times in the King James Version, in 18 verses. It is found in 9 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Ashdod 21 times.
Ashdod in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Ashdod counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Ashdod | 21 | 21 |
| Total | 21 | 21 |
What the name Ashdod means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ashdod as "effusion; inclination; theft".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Ashdod
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Samuel 5:6, 2 times (tied with 2 Chronicles 26:6, Isaiah 20:1):
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
Common questions
How many times is Ashdod in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 21 of the 21 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Ashdod appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (7), then Joshua (3) and 2 Chronicles (2).
Where is Ashdod first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 11:22: "There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained." The last is Zechariah 9:6.
What does the name Ashdod mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ashdod as "effusion; inclination; theft".
More word counts: Gath, Shiloh, Carmel, Kadesh, Horeb, Goshen, Euphrates, Ethiopia, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.