Tsiqlag — H6860

H6860 · Hebrew — צקלג

Pronunciation: tsik-lag'

Other spellings: Tsîyqlag צִיקלַג

Definition

locative proper noun

Tsiklag or Tsikelag, a place in Palestine

  1. Ziklag = "winding"
  2. a town in the south of Judah, later allotted to Simeon; noted for its having been the city of David given to him by king Achish of Gath and his residence when he was joined by many of his mighty warriors and when he received word of the death of Saul

Usually translated as

Ziklag

Origin

or Tsîyqlag; (1 Chronicles 12:1,20), of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

Tsiqlag occurs 15 times in 12 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (2), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (3), Nehemiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T