Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6138 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֶקרוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H6131 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 22 |
| Transliteration: | Eqrown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `Eqrown (ek-rone') n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. eradication 2. Ekron, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Ekron. |
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պ22 proper name [of a location] Ekrn, ɽ (in Assyrian Am!arruna COTGlossary, DlPa 289 who proposes 縼պ ); Philistine city, one of the famous five, Amos 1:8; Josh 13:3 ( D ) + 4 t. Joshua ( P ), Judg 1:18 ; 1Sam 5:10 (twice in verse) + 5 t. 1 Samuel; 2Kgs 1:2; 2Kgs 1:3; 2Kgs 1:6; 2Kgs 1:16; Jer 25:20; Zeph 2:4; Zech 9:5; Zech 9:7 modern `kir RobBR i. 227 ff. GASmGeogr.198 BuhlGeogr.187 f.
