Melqart in English

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Etymology: From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city". Etymology templates: {{der|en|phn|𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕}} Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), {{m|phn|𐤌𐤋𐤊||king}} 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”), {{m|phn|𐤒𐤓𐤕||city}} 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”), {{cog|he|קרת|tr=qeret}} Hebrew קרת (qeret) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Melqart

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"Melqart" meaning in English

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