The meaning of “עֶקְרוֹן”
Understanding ʻEqrôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Ekron. - § Ekron = "emigration" or "torn up by the roots" - Ekron, a place in Palestine 1) the most northerly of the 5 p...
עֶקְרוֹן
Ekron. - § Ekron = "emigration" or "torn up by the roots" - Ekron, a place in Palestine 1) the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 15:45 | “Ekron, with her towns and her villages:” Word: עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn) | |
| Judges 1:18 | “Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.” Word: עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn) | |
| 1 Samuel 6:17 | “And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;” Word: עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn) | |
| 2 Kings 1:6 | “And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.” Word: עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn) | |
| Jeremiah 25:20 | “And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,” Word: עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn) |