Melqart

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proper noun

The Phoenician god of the city of Tyre

OriginPhoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Melcarth · alternative Melicarthus · alternative Melkart

  1. human sciencesThe Phoenician god of the city of Tyre

Origin

  1. Phoenician𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕
  2. EnglishMelqart

From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".

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APA

Melqart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melqart

MLA

“Melqart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melqart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melqart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melqart.

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