eq.ro.ni identifies an individual or people as associated with Ekron.

The attested forms function as gentilics identifying an individual or a group in connection with Ekron: a singular form occurs within Joshua’s list of rulers, and a plural form identifies the people who cry out when the ark arrives.

1. Gentilic identification connected with Ekron · dominant

   In Joshua 13:3, the singular masculine gentilic occurs in the listing of the five Philistine rulers; the APB renders the surrounding list with Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. In 1 Samuel 5:10, the plural masculine gentilic identifies the people who cry out when the ark of God comes to Ekron; the APB renders them as “the Ekronites.”

   Joshua 13:31 Samuel 5:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 5:10, the APB explicitly renders the plural form as “the Ekronites.” In Joshua 13:3, it presents the surrounding ruler list with Ekron.