Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melqart

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: melqart
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Phoenician god of the city of Tyre

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".

Word Breakdown

Root: 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕

Inflected Forms

Melcarth (alternative) Melicarthus (alternative) Melkart (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hercules Heracles

Questions

What does melqart mean?: The Phoenician god of the city of Tyre
Where does melqart come from?: From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".

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