Hebrew proper noun (a place) · H6138
עֶקְרוֹן
Eqronek-rone'
Ekron
22 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʻEqrôwn
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6138is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 39Old Testament books
- 14spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H6138
Ekron, a place in Palestine
The King James renders it: Ekron.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Eqron is rendered "Ekron". It stands 22 times in the Hebrew text, across eight books.
- Seven of the uses stand in 1 Samuel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Joshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
- The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.
The first use
All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
Joshua 13:3עֶקְרוֹן֙
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Seven of the word's twenty-two uses are in 1 Samuel.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Ekron15
- and Ekron4
- from Ekron2
- for Ekron1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| עֶקְרוֹנִי | Eqroni | Ekron | Uses2 |
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
14 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וְעֶקְר֖וֹן3
- עֶקְר֑וֹן3
- עֶקְר֔וֹן3
- עֶקְר֖וֹן2
- עֶקְרֽוֹן׃2
- וְעֶקְרֽוֹן׃1
- לְעֶקְר֥וֹן1
- מֵעֶקְר֖וֹן1
- מֵעֶקְר֣וֹן1
- עֶקְרוֹן֙1
- עֶקְרוֹן֮1
- עֶקְר֥וֹן1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)15HNpl
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4HC/Npl
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3HR/Npl
Joshua
five uses
All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
- עֶקְרוֹן֙ʾekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
- עֶקְרוֹן֮ʾekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
Ekron, with its towns and villages;
- עֶקְר֥וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
- מֵעֶקְר֖וֹןmeekronpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: from Ekron
Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
- וְעֶקְרֽוֹן׃veekronconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Ekron
Judges
one use
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
- עֶקְר֖וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
1 Samuel
seven uses
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
- עֶקְר֑וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
- עֶקְר֔וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.
- עֶקְר֖וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
- לְעֶקְר֥וֹןleekronpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: for Ekron
The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
- מֵעֶקְר֣וֹןmeekronpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: from Ekron
Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
- עֶקְר֑וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
- עֶקְרֽוֹן׃ekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
2 Kings
four uses
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
- עֶקְר֔וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
- עֶקְרֽוֹן׃ekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
- עֶקְר֑וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
- עֶקְרוֹן֒ʾekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
Jeremiah
one use
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- עֶקְר֔וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
Amos
one use
I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
- עֶקְר֗וֹןekronproper noun (a name)tagged: Ekron
Zephaniah
one use
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- וְעֶקְר֖וֹןveekronconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Ekron
Zechariah
two uses
Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
- וְעֶקְר֖וֹןveekronconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Ekron
I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
- וְעֶקְר֖וֹןveekronconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Ekron
The letters
Gematria 426· 1,076 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.