Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ekron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
ekron
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.

Etymology

Borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿeqrōn). Compare Philistine 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿqrn).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: עֶקְרוֹן

Inflected Forms

Accaron (alternative)

Derived Forms

Ekronite

Questions

What does ekron mean?
One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.
Where does ekron come from?
Borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿeqrōn). Compare Philistine 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿqrn).

How to pronounce ekron

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