Ekronite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ekron + -ite, from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿEqrōn).
Noun
editEkronite (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
editEkronite (not comparable)
- (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to Ekron.