# H6138 עֶקְרוֹן

עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn), Strong’s H6138: Ekron, a place in Palestine KJV: Ekron.. Occurs 22 times.

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*ʻEqrôwn* — Ekron, a place in Palestine

KJV: Ekron.

Derived from [עָקַר ʻâqar](https://besorah.bible/word/H6131) (to pluck up)

Occurs 22 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- עֶקְרוֹן 22 n.pr.loc. Eḳrôn;—Philistine city, one of the famous five

## Where it occurs
- [Joshua 13:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/13?v=3) — from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five…
- [Joshua 15:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/15?v=11) — and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount…
- [Joshua 15:45](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/15?v=45) — Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
- [Joshua 15:46](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/15?v=46) — from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
- [Joshua 19:43](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/19?v=43) — Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
- [Judges 1:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/1?v=18) — Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
- [1 Samuel 5:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/5?v=10) — So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the…
- [1 Samuel 6:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/6?v=16) — When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
- [1 Samuel 6:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/6?v=17) — These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to the LORD: for Ashdod one, for…
- [1 Samuel 7:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/7?v=14) — The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel…