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𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍

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Philistine

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Etymology

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Compare Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿeqrōn).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿQRN)

  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]
      𐤉𐤎𐤃 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤀𐤃𐤀 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤉𐤏𐤓 𐤟 𐤔𐤓𐤏𐤒-
      -𐤓𐤍 𐤟 𐤋𐤐𐤕[ ]𐤉𐤄 𐤟 𐤀𐤃𐤕𐤄 𐤟 𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 𐤟 𐤅𐤕
      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, →ISBN, pages 338-9
  2. ^ Berlant, Stephen (2008), "The Mysterious Ekron Goddess Revisited," Journal of The Ancient Near Eastern Society vol. 31 pp. 15–21
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