𐤐𐤃𐤉

𐤐𐤃𐤉

Philistine

Etymology

Some scholars identify the word with the Hebrew root פ-ד-ה‎.

Proper noun

𐤐𐤃𐤉 (padi) m

1. Padi, the king of the city of Ekron
   • Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription, line 1, c. 7th century BC:[1]

     ‏𐤁𐤕 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤐𐤃𐤉 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟‎‎

     (The) temple (which) he built, Achish, son of Padi, son of...

References

1. Berlant, Stephen (2008), "The Mysterious Ekron Goddess Revisited," Journal of The Ancient Near Eastern Society vol. 31 pp. 15–21

Further reading

• Philip Schmitz (2016) Philistine pentagaia: contact effects in the royal dedicatory stela in Ekron