עֶקְרוֹןʻEqrôwn

proper name [of a location]: Ekrôn, Philistine city, one of the famous five (Amos 1:8; Joshua 13:3; Judges 1:18; 1 Samuel 5:10; 2 Kings 1:2)

Pronunciation: ek-rone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6138

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 13:3 and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. It includes the territory of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites
  • Joshua 15:11 The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Joshua 15:45 The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages.
  • Joshua 15:46 From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.
  • Joshua 19:43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
  • Judges 1:18 In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).