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Explore Ekron through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Ekron in a sentence

Ekron meaning

One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.

Using Ekron

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.

Context around Ekron

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

miqne 1×

Often after:

seems 1× gaza 1×

Sentence patterns with Ekron

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ekron called on 1× ekron seems to 1× rulers in ekron gaza and 1× tel miqne ekron where the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ekron called on 1× ekron seems to 1× he besieged the 1× over 100 olive 1×

Common sentence endings:

also produced oil 1× border of philistia 1× egyptians were defeated 1× gaza and ashdod 1×

Words around Ekron

Just before it in the word index:

ekrima 3 ekrem 10 ekre 88 ekpub 4 ekpoma 12 ekpo 31

Just after it in the word index:

eks 5 eksempel 3 ekso 4 ekspres 2 ekspress 3 eksteen 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Ekron

  • In this selection, "ekron" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, miqne, seems and gaza stand out and add context to how "ekron" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ekron called on and ekron seems to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ekron" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ekron

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Ekron seems to have represented the northern border of Philistia. (10 words)

Ekron called on Egypt for help but the Egyptians were defeated. (11 words)

He besieged the city and gave its surrounding towns to Assyrian vassal rulers in Ekron, Gaza and Ashdod. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

He besieged the city and gave its surrounding towns to Assyrian vassal rulers in Ekron, Gaza and Ashdod. (18 words)

Over 100 olive presses have been found in Tel Miqne (Ekron), where the Biblical Philistines also produced oil. (18 words)

Ekron called on Egypt for help but the Egyptians were defeated. (11 words)

Example sentences (4)

Ekron called on Egypt for help but the Egyptians were defeated.

Ekron seems to have represented the northern border of Philistia.

He besieged the city and gave its surrounding towns to Assyrian vassal rulers in Ekron, Gaza and Ashdod.

Over 100 olive presses have been found in Tel Miqne (Ekron), where the Biblical Philistines also produced oil.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ekron" in a sentence?
An example: "Ekron called on Egypt for help but the Egyptians were defeated." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "ekron" from authentic English texts.
What does "ekron" mean?
Ekron means: One of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.
How many example sentences with "ekron" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "ekron", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.