Melqart
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".
Proper noun[edit]
Melqart
- (mythology) The Phoenician god of the city of Tyre