ash.do.dit denotes the Ashdod language or manner of speech contrasted with Judah's language.

The term is attested for the language or speech identified with Ashdod, set in contrast with the language of Judah in Nehemiah 13:24.

1. Ashdod language or speech · dominant

   In Nehemiah 13:24, the feminine singular gentilic form occurs in the statement that half the sons spoke the language of Ashdod rather than the language of Judah; the APB renders the clause, "spoke the language of Ashdod."

   Nehemiah 13:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 13:24, the APB presents the term within "the language of Ashdod." This identifies the clause's overall presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.