Ekronite

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noun

A person from Ekron.

OriginBiblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן →
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Meanings

nounEkronite (plural Ekronites)

plural Ekronites

  1. historicalA person from Ekron.

    Therfore they sent the Arke of God to Ekron: and it came to passe as the Arke of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They haue brought about the Arke of the God of Israel to vs, to slay vs, and our people.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 5:10
adjectiveEkronite (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Ekron.

    Sidqa was also a king and was thus a more valuable asset than the Ekronite nobleman.

    1999, William R. Gallagher, Sennacherib’s Campaign to Judah: New Studies, →ISBN, page 127

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewעֶקְרוֹן
  2. EnglishEkronite

From Ekron + -ite, from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿEqrōn).

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APA

Ekronite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ekronite

MLA

“Ekronite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ekronite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ekronite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ekronite.

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