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Eqroni <a href="../hebrew/6140.htm" title="6140">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Eqroni: Ekronite</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֶקְרוֹנִי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Eqrowniy<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ek-ro-nee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ek-ro-nee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ekronite<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>an Ekronite<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from עֶקְרוֹן (Eqron), the name of a Philistine city.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Eqroni" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific term related to a geographical and cultural context unique to the Hebrew Bible.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Eqroni" refers to an inhabitant or native of Ekron, one of the five principal cities of the Philistines. It is used to identify people from this specific location, often in the context of Israel's interactions and conflicts with the Philistines.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Ekron was one of the five major Philistine cities, along with Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza, and Gath. Located in the southwestern part of ancient Canaan, Ekron was a significant center of Philistine power and culture. The Philistines were known for their conflicts with the Israelites, and Ekron played a crucial role in these historical narratives. The city was also associated with the worship of the deity Baal-Zebub, as mentioned in 2 Kings 1:2-3.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6138.htm">Eqron</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>inhab. of Ekron<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ekronite (1), Ekronites (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עֶקְרוֺנּי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective, of a people</b></font> of foregoing, with article = substantive the <em>Ekrônite <a href="/interlinear/joshua/13-3.htm">Joshua 13:3</a> (D); plural <font class="hebrew2">הָעֶקְרֹנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/5-10.htm">1 Samuel 5:10</a>. </em><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ekronite <p>Or meqroniy {ek-ro-nee'; patrial from <a href="/hebrew/6138.htm">Eqrown</a>; an Ekronite or inhabitant of Ekron -- Ekronite. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6138.htm">Eqrown</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים העקרנים וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖י והעקרוני hā‘eqrōnîm hā·‘eq·rō·nîm haekroNim vehaekroNi wə·hā·‘eq·rō·w·nî wəhā‘eqrōwnî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 13:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣י הַגִּתִּ֔י <b> וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖י </b> וְהָעַוִּֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Gittite, <span class="itali">the Ekronite;</span> and the Avvite<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Gittites, <span class="itali">and the Ekronites;</span> also the Avites:<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Ashkelonite the Gittite <span class="itali">the Ekronite</span> Avims<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 5:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֶקְר֔וֹן וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ <b> הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים </b> לֵאמֹ֗ר הֵסַ֤בּוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Ekron <span class="itali">the Ekronites</span> cried<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Ekron, <span class="itali">that the Ekronites</span> cried out,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Ekron cried <span class="itali">the Ekronites</span> saying have brought<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6139.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6139.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6139<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/haekronim_6139.htm">hā·‘eq·rō·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehaekroni_6139.htm">wə·hā·‘eq·rō·w·nî — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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