H6138 — עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn)

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Strong's H6138 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn)

Pronunciation: ek-rone'

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Derivation: from עָקַר (ʻâqar) [H6131]; eradication;

Definition: Ekron, a place in Palestine

KJV Renderings: Ekron.

Senses

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

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
H6131 עָקַר ʻâqar a primitive root to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate dig down, hough, pluck up, root up

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.