Ekronite

English

Etymology

From Ekron +‎ -ite, from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿEqrōn).

Noun

Ekronite (plural Ekronites)

(historical) A person from Ekron.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 5:10:
  Therfore they sent the Arke of God to Ekron: and it came to passe as the Arke of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They haue brought about the Arke of the God of Israel to vs, to slay vs, and our people.

Adjective

Ekronite (not comparable)

(historical) Of, from, or pertaining to Ekron.
- 1999, William R. Gallagher, Sennacherib’s Campaign to Judah: New Studies, →ISBN, page 127:
  Sidqa was also a king and was thus a more valuable asset than the Ekronite nobleman.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.