Melqart

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Phoenician god of the city of Tyre

Etymology

From Phoenician π€Œπ€‹π€’π€“π€• (mlqrt), probably from π€Œπ€‹π€Š (mlk, β€œking”) + 𐀒𐀓𐀕 (qrt, β€œcity”) (compare Hebrew Χ§Χ¨Χͺ (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".

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