אַשְׁדּוֹד

Joshua 11:22 וּבְאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד and in Ashdod

No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

Here: Ashdod, a coastal city later a Philistine capital (where the ark was taken to Dagon's temple, 1 Sam 5). The repeated 'in…in…and in' lists the three pockets one by one.

Joshua 15:46 אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד Ashdod

from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;

Here: A major Philistine city in the coastal plain, a few kilometres inland from the Mediterranean. The settlements around it are what this verse claims.

Joshua 15:47 אַשְׁדּ֞וֹד Ashdod

Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.

Here: One of the five chief Philistine cities, on the coastal plain about 4 km inland from the sea. It is named first here as the 'mother' city of a district.

1 Samuel 5:1 אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃ Ashdod towards

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

1 Samuel 5:5 בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד in Ashdod

That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.

1 Samuel 5:6 אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד Ashdod

Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.

Here: The city by name, which widens the target from 'the Ashdodites' to the city as a whole.

1 Samuel 5:7 אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד Ashdod

And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”

1 Samuel 6:17 לְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹד for Ashdod

As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

2 Chronicles 26:6 אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד Ashdod, in Ashdod

Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

Isaiah 20:1 אַשְׁדּ֔וֹדָה בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד Ashdod towards, against Ashdod

Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,

Here: Ashdod, one of the five main Philistine cities, near the coast west of Judah. The ending -ah means 'toward,' marking it as the army's destination.

Jeremiah 25:20 אַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃ Ashdod

all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Here: Ashdod was taken by Assyria in 711 BC, and according to Herodotus it was later besieged by Pharaoh Psammetichus I for 29 years.

Amos 1:8 מֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹד from Ashdod

I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

Here: Ashdod was one of the main Philistine cities, a few kilometres inland from the coast. 'From' goes with 'cut off': the ruler is removed out of his city.

Amos 3:9 בְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹד in Ashdod

Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”

Here: “In Ashdod”, a major Philistine city on the coast. The Philistines were Israel's old enemy and had already been condemned in Amos 1:8.

Zephaniah 2:4 אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד Ashdod

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

Here: Placed first for emphasis ("As for Ashdod..."), then picked up again by the pronoun "her" on the verb.

Zechariah 9:6 בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד in Ashdod

A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.