Eqroni עֶקְרוֹנִי
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| עֶקְרוֹנִי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eqroni |
| Strong's number | H6139 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Ekron |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (1) |
Eqroni (Hebrew עֶקְרוֹנִי, Strong's H6139) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Ekron”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
Ekronites, of Ekron "emigration"
an inhabitant of Ekron
Another spelling of eq.ron (עֶקְרוֹן "Ekron" H6138)
an inhabitant of Ekron
Another spelling of eq.ron (עֶקְרוֹן "Ekron" H6138)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ekronites (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ekronites (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Eqroni, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 5:10Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).