𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍

𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍

Philistine

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן‎‎ (ʿeqrōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaqaːraːn/, /ʕaqqaːrɔn/[1]

Proper noun

𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿQRN)

1. Ekron, one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.
   • Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription, lines 2-3, c. 7th century BC:[2]

     ‏𐤉𐤎𐤃 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤀𐤃𐤀 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤉𐤏𐤓 𐤟 𐤔𐤓𐤏𐤒-
     -𐤓𐤍 𐤟 𐤋𐤐𐤕[ ]𐤉𐤄 𐤟 𐤀𐤃𐤕𐤄 𐤟 𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 𐤟 𐤅𐤕‎

     Yasid, son of Ada, son of Ya'ir, ruler of Ek-
     -ron, for Pt[ ]yh his lady, may she bless him, and p[rotect him]

References

1. Ahituv, Shmuel ((Can we date this quote?)) Echoes from the Past: Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions from the Biblical Period‎, Carta, →ISBN, page 338-9
2. Berlant, Stephen (2008), "The Mysterious Ekron Goddess Revisited," Journal of The Ancient Near Eastern Society vol. 31 pp. 15–21