AzzahSmith's Dictionary(the strong). The more accurate rendering of the name of the well-known Philistine city Gaza. (2:23; 1 Kings 4:24; Jeremiah 25:20)International Standard Bible Encyclopediaaz'-a (`azzah, "strong"): the King James Version form (De 2:23; 1Ki 4:24; Jer 25:20) for the Revised Version (British and American) "Gaza."