Joshua 19:43

וְאֵיל֥וֹן וְתִמְנָ֖תָה וְעֶקְרֽוֹן
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
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וְ אֵיל֥וֹן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֵיל֥וֹן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And elon")
Dictionary form: אֵילוֹן · ay-LONE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and elon
and elon ×3 of elon ×3 him elon ×1
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Elon — Standard proper-noun rendering for this personal/place name.
Oak-tree — Literal meaning; use in etymological or wordplay contexts.
Terebinth grove — Broader botanical sense; fits some geographic references.
Strong one — Symbolic nuance; suits character-description passages.

BDB210 H356 H358

BDB209 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB211

II. אֵלוֺן proper name, masculine (= id. compare אֵלָה proper name)

1. a son of Zebulun Gen 46:14; Num 26:26.
2. אֵילֹן Gen 26:34 אֵיִלוֺן Gen 36:2 a Hittite, father-in-law of Esau.
3. אֵילוֺן Judg 12:11; Judg 12:12 a judge of Israel, of tribe of Zebulun
4. proper name, of a location אֵילוֺן Josh 19:43 a town of Dan; so 1Kgs 4:9 (where read ׳וּבֵית ח ׳א Th Klo).

elon
ʾêlôn
terebinth, mighty
Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites
  • Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
    • "second son of Zebulun"Zebulonite judge of Israel"town in Dan

וְ תִמְנָ֖תָ ה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
תִמְנָ֖תָ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And thimnathah")
ה
Suffix — direction direction — "to / toward ___"
Dictionary form: תִּמְנָה · tim-NAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and thimnathah
to timnath ×5 in timnath ×2 and thimnathah ×1 and timnah ×1 of timnath ×1 thereof and timnah ×1 to timnah ×1
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Timnah — Most widely used modern spelling; prefer in most contexts.
Timnath — Traditional spelling; use when matching older source texts.
Timnathah — Archaic variant; use only when citing boundary lists (Josh 19).

BDB4716 H8553

BDB4715 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4717

תִּמְנָה, תִּמְנָ֫תָה proper name, of a location (probably = portion, territory); — (חִמְנָה Josh 15:10; Josh 15:57; 2Chr 28:18 תִּמְנָ֫תֶה [as nominative see GFMJudg 14:1] Josh 19:43; Judg 14:1; Judg 14:2; Judg 14:5 with ה locative תִּמְנָ֫תָה Gen 38:12; Gen 38:13; Gen 38:14; Judg 14:1; Judg 14:5 ᵐ5 Θαμνα, Θαμναθα): —

1. place in hill-country of Judah Gen 38:12; Gen 38:13; Gen 38:14. probably = Josh 15:57. Site unknown (compare DiGen 38:12 RobBR ii. 17 n.).
2. place on border of Judah Josh 15:10; Josh 19:43 (assigned to Dan), Judg 14:1 (twice in verse); Judg 14:2; Judg 14:5 (twice in verse); 2Chr 28:18. Modern Tibneh, approximately 15 miles south of west from Jerusalem compare RobBR ii.17 BuhlGeogr. 196.

timnath, timnah, thimnathah
timnâ
portion
Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine
  • a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan
    • "a town in the hill country of Judah

וְ עֶקְרֽוֹן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עֶקְרֽוֹן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And ekron")
Dictionary form: עֶקְרוֹן · ek-RONE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and ekron
of ekron ×7 and ekron ×5 ekron ×3 to ekron ×3 from ekron ×2 for ekron ×1 thereof and ekron ×1
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Ekron — Standard modern spelling; use in all narrative contexts.
the city of Ekron — Adds clarity when first introducing the location.
Ekron's — Use for possessive or associative constructions.

BDB6336 H6138

BDB6335 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6337

עֶקְרוֺן22 proper name, of a location Ekrôn, Ακκαρων (in Assyrian Am‡arruna COTGlossary, DlPa 289 who proposes עַקָּרוֺן ); — Philistine city, one of the famous five, Amos 1:8; Josh 13:3 (D) + 4 t. Joshua (P), Judg 1:18; 1Sam 5:10 (twice in verse) + 5 t. 1 Samuel; 2Kgs 1:2; 2Kgs 1:3; 2Kgs 1:6; 2Kgs 1:16; Jer 25:20; Zeph 2:4; Zech 9:5; Zech 9:7 modern `Âkir RobBR i. 227 ff. GASmGeogr.198 BuhlGeogr.187 f.

ekron
ʿeqrôn
emigration, torn up by the roots
Ekron, a place in Palestine
  • the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְאֵיל֥וֹן וְתִמְנָ֖תָה Tipeha — a lesser break וְעֶקְרֽוֹן Silluq — end of the verse

וְאֵילוֹן וְתִמְנָתָה וְעֶקְרֽוֹן׃
43
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
Cross References

Genesis 38:12

וַיִּרְבּוּ הַיָּמִים וַתָּמָת בַּת-שׁוּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת-יְהוּדָה וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוּדָה וַיַּעַל עַל-גֹּֽזֲזֵי צֹאנוֹ הוּא וְחִירָה רֵעֵהוּ הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִי תִּמְנָֽתָה׃
12
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Judges 14:1

וַיֵּרֶד שִׁמְשׁוֹן תִּמְנָתָה וַיַּרְא אִשָּׁה בְּתִמְנָתָה מִבְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
1
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 5:10

וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶת-אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים עֶקְרוֹן וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים עֶקְרוֹן וַיִּזְעֲקוּ הָֽעֶקְרֹנִים לֵאמֹר הֵסַבּוּ אֵלַי אֶת-אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽהֲמִיתֵנִי וְאֶת-עַמִּֽי׃
10
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

Joshua 15:45

עֶקְרוֹן וּבְנֹתֶיהָ וַֽחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃
45
Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

Amos 1:8

וְהִכְרַתִּי יוֹשֵׁב מֵֽאַשְׁדּוֹד וְתוֹמֵךְ שֵׁבֶט מֵֽאַשְׁקְלוֹן וַהֲשִׁיבוֹתִי יָדִי עַל-עֶקְרוֹן וְאָֽבְדוּ שְׁאֵרִית פְּלִשְׁתִּים אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃
8
And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
Joshua 19:42
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