Strong's H6138 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn)

Pronunciation: ek-rone'

POS: ek-rone' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from ; eradication;

Definition: from עָקַר; eradication; Ekron, a place in Palestine; Ekron.

KJV Usage: Ekron.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Ekron = "emigration" or "torn up by the roots"
• 2. 1) the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan

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