Ekron
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿeqrōn). Compare Philistine 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿqrn).
Proper noun
[edit]Ekron
- (historical) One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.
Alternative forms
[edit]- Accaron (in the Hellenistic period)