Lexical Definition

‎צִקְלַג‎ Tsiqlag (tsik-lag') Ziklag ^N:N--L
or צִיקלַג Tsîyqlag (tsee-kel-ag'); (1 Chronicles 12:1,20), of uncertain derivation

Ziklag.

• § Ziklag = "winding"
• Tsiklag or Tsikelag, a place in Palestine

1) 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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎ִ˜צקְלַג‎ and (1Chr 12:1; 1Chr 12:21* ‎׳‎‎צִיק‎) proper name, of a location (‎צִ֒קלָ֑ג‎ 1Sam 27:6 a +, ‎ִ˜צקְלָג֖‎ 2Sam 2:1 ‎צִיקְלָ֔ג‎ 1Chr 12:1); — assigned to Judah Josh 15:31, to Simeon Josh 19:5 Philistine city given to David 1Sam 27:6 (twice in verse); 1Sam 30:1 (3 t. in verse); 1Sam 30:14; 1Sam 30:26; 2Sam 1:1; 2Sam 4:10; 1Chr 4:30; 1Chr 12:1; 1Chr 12:21* (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:20*); Σεκελακ, Σικελαγ, etc.; usually identified with Zuheilikah, 19 miles southwest from Bêt Jibrin, 11 miles east-southeast from Gaza (compare Buhl^{Geogr. 185}).

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Ziklag • In Philistia • A city given to David; originally Judah's, then Simeon's

Ziklag was a city allotted to Judah and Simeon that was later given to David by the Philistine king Achish (Jos.15:31; 19:5; 1Sa.27:6).

• A location in Philistia first mentioned at Jos.15.31;
• only referred to as Ziklag צִקְלַג.
  

Ziklag was a city located in the Negev region of Judah, initially allotted to the tribe of Judah (Jos.15:31) and later to Simeon (Jos.19:5; 1Ch.4:30). The Philistine king Achish of Gath gave the city to David when he fled from King Saul (1Sa.27:6). David and his men lived there for over a year, making raids on the Geshurites, Girzites, and Amalekites (1Sa.27:8-9). While David and his men were away, the Amalekites attacked and burned Ziklag, taking captive the women and children (1Sa.30:1-2). David pursued them, defeated them, and recovered all that was taken (1Sa.30:18-20). David sent some of the spoils from this victory to his friends in Judah (1Sa.30:26). After Saul's death, David departed from Ziklag to go to Hebron (2Sa.1:1). During David's reign, some Benjamites and Manassites defected to him at Ziklag (1Ch.12:1,20). In the time of Nehemiah, Ziklag was reinhabited by the people of Judah (Neh.11:28). Its exact location is uncertain.

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