Etymology

Ekron

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Today it means: One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel. Full definition →

Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · borrowed fromעֶקְרוֹן
  2. English todayEkron

Borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿeqrōn). Compare Philistine 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿqrn).

Words from the same roots

Biblical Hebrewעֶקְרוֹן all →

Ekronite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.