𐀏𐀒𐀓𐀍

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Philistine

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew Χ’ΦΆΧ§Φ°Χ¨Χ•ΦΉΧŸ (ΚΏeqrōn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /Κ•aqaːraːn/, /Κ•aqqaːrΙ”n/[1]

Proper noun

𐀏𐀒𐀓𐀍 (ΚΏQRN)

  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]
      π€‰π€Žπ€ƒ 𐀟 𐀁𐀍 𐀟 𐀀𐀃𐀀 𐀟 𐀁𐀍 𐀟 𐀉𐀏𐀓 𐀟 𐀔𐀓𐀏𐀒-
      -𐀓𐀍 𐀟 𐀋𐀐𐀕[ ]𐀉𐀄 𐀟 𐀀𐀃𐀕𐀄 𐀟 π€•π€π€“π€Šπ€„ 𐀟 𐀅𐀕
      Yasid, son of Ada, son of Ya'ir, ruler of Ek-
      -ron, for Ptyh his lady, may she bless him, and p

References

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