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๐ค๐ค’๐ค“๐ค

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Philistine

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Etymology

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Compare Biblical Hebrew ืขึถืงึฐืจื•ึนืŸ (สฟeqrลn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ส•aqaหraหn/, /ส•aqqaหrษ”n/[1]

Proper noun

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๐ค๐ค’๐ค“๐ค (สฟQRN)

  1. Ekron, one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.
    • Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription, lines 2-3, c. 7th century BC:[2]
      ๐ค‰๐คŽ๐คƒ ๐คŸ ๐ค๐ค ๐คŸ ๐ค€๐คƒ๐ค€ ๐คŸ ๐ค๐ค ๐คŸ ๐ค‰๐ค๐ค“ ๐คŸ ๐ค”๐ค“๐ค๐ค’-
      -๐ค“๐ค ๐คŸ ๐ค‹๐ค๐ค•[ ]๐ค‰๐ค„ ๐คŸ ๐ค€๐คƒ๐ค•๐ค„ ๐คŸ ๐ค•๐ค๐ค“๐คŠ๐ค„ ๐คŸ ๐ค…๐ค•
      Yasid, son of Ada, son of Ya'ir, ruler of Ek-
      -ron, for Pt[ ]yh his lady, may she bless him, and p[rotect him]

References

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  1. ^ Ahituv, Shmuel ((Can we date this quote?)) Echoes from the Past: Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions from the Biblical Period[1], Carta, โ†’ISBN, pages 338-9
  2. ^ Berlant, Stephen (2008), "The Mysterious Ekron Goddess Revisited," Journal of The Ancient Near Eastern Society vol. 31 pp. 15โ€“21