צִקְלַג Ziklag
Every verse in which this name stands — 15 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.
A place in Palestine. The name stands 15 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 15:31 and last at 1 Chronicles 12:21.
וְצִֽקְלַג וּמַדְמַנָּה וְסַנְסַנָּֽה
and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah;
וְצִֽקְלַג וּבֵית־הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת וַחֲצַר סוּסָֽה
and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah;
וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אָכִישׁ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־צִֽקְלָג לָכֵן הָיְתָה צִֽקְלַג לְמַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day; wherefore Ziklag belongeth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אָכִישׁ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־צִֽקְלָג לָכֵן הָיְתָה צִֽקְלַג לְמַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day; wherefore Ziklag belongeth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
וַיְהִי בְּבֹא דָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו צִֽקְלַג בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַעֲמָלֵקִי פָֽשְׁטוּ אֶל־נֶגֶב וְאֶל־צִקְלַג וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־צִקְלַג וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָהּ בָּאֵֽשׁ
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
וַיְהִי בְּבֹא דָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו צִֽקְלַג בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַעֲמָלֵקִי פָֽשְׁטוּ אֶל־נֶגֶב וְאֶל־צִקְלַג וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־צִקְלַג וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָהּ בָּאֵֽשׁ
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
וַיְהִי בְּבֹא דָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו צִֽקְלַג בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַעֲמָלֵקִי פָֽשְׁטוּ אֶל־נֶגֶב וְאֶל־צִקְלַג וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־צִקְלַג וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָהּ בָּאֵֽשׁ
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
אֲנַחְנוּ פָּשַׁטְנוּ נֶגֶב הַכְּרֵתִי וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר לִֽיהוּדָה וְעַל־נֶגֶב כָּלֵב וְאֶת־צִקְלַג שָׂרַפְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ
We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.’
וַיָּבֹא דָוִד אֶל־צִקְלַג וַיְשַׁלַּח מֵֽהַשָּׁלָל לְזִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה לְרֵעֵהוּ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה לָכֶם בְּרָכָה מִשְּׁלַל אֹיְבֵי יְהוָֽה
And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying: ‘Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD’;
וַיְהִי אַֽחֲרֵי מוֹת שָׁאוּל וְדָוִד שָׁב מֵהַכּוֹת אֶת־הָעֲמָלֵק וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בְּצִקְלָג יָמִים שְׁנָֽיִם
And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
כִּי הַמַּגִּיד לִי לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה־מֵת שָׁאוּל וְהֽוּא־הָיָה כִמְבַשֵּׂר בְּעֵינָיו וָאֹחֲזָה בוֹ וָאֶהְרְגֵהוּ בְּצִֽקְלָג אֲשֶׁר לְתִתִּי־לוֹ בְּשֹׂרָֽה
when one told me, saying: Behold, Saul is dead, and he was in his own eyes as though he brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, instead of giving a reward for his tidings.
וּבְצִֽקְלַג וּבִמְכֹנָה וּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ
and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the towns thereof;
וּבִבְתוּאֵל וּבְחָרְמָה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג
and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag;
וְאֵלֶּה הַבָּאִים אֶל־דָּוִיד לְצִיקְלַג עוֹד עָצוּר מִפְּנֵי שָׁאוּל בֶּן־קִישׁ וְהֵמָּה בַּגִּבּוֹרִים עֹזְרֵי הַמִּלְחָמָֽה
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he was yet shut up because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.
בְּלֶכְתּוֹ אֶל־צִֽיקְלַג נָפְלוּ עָלָיו מִֽמְּנַשֶּׁה עַדְנַח וְיוֹזָבָד וִידִֽיעֲאֵל וּמִיכָאֵל וְיוֹזָבָד וֶאֱלִיהוּא וְצִלְּתָי רָאשֵׁי הָאֲלָפִים אֲשֶׁר לִמְנַשֶּֽׁה
As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of Ziklag?
Ziklag — צקלג in Hebrew — has a gematria of 223 in the standard method.
How many times is Ziklag named in the Tanakh?
15 times, first at Joshua 15:31.
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