Ekron

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel. historical

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"Philistia consisted of Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza."

Etymology

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

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