"עזה" meaning in Hebrew

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        "lit": "city of Gaza",
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        "ts": "āl ḫazzati"
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      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒌷𒄩𒍝𒋾𒆠 (URU ḫa-za-tiᵏⁱ /⁠āl ḫazzati⁠/, literally “city of Gaza”)",
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          "english": "For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River; and he had peace on all sides round about him.",
          "ref": "Tanach, 1 Kings [[s:he:T09a05#ה_ד|5:4]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "כִּי־ה֞וּא רֹדֶ֣ה ׀ בְּכָל־עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֗ר מִתִּפְסַח֙ וְעַד־עַזָּ֔ה בְּכָל־מַלְכֵ֖י עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר וְשָׁל֗וֹם הָ֥יָה ל֛וֹ מִכָּל־עֲבָרָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב׃",
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          "text": "כִּי־ה֞וּא רֹדֶ֣ה ׀ בְּכָל־עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֗ר מִתִּפְסַח֙ וְעַד־עַזָּ֔ה בְּכָל־מַלְכֵ֖י עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר וְשָׁל֗וֹם הָ֥יָה ל֛וֹ מִכָּל־עֲבָרָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב׃",
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          "text": "חשבו על הצלפים המוסריים בעולם שיורים בילדים ונשים שמפגינים בעזה.",
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