Ekron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.

Word forms

Ekron Accaron

Etymology

Borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿeqrōn). Compare Philistine 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿqrn).

Derived words

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