ΥΡΚΑΝΩΝ, υρκανων
YRKANŌN, yrkanōn
Sounds Like: hoor-kah-NOHN
Translations: of Hyrcanians, of the Hyrcanians
From the root: ΥΡΚΑΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the people from Hyrcania, an ancient region southeast of the Caspian Sea. It is used here in the genitive plural, indicating possession or origin, similar to saying 'belonging to the Hyrcanians' or 'from the Hyrcanians'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 7:27
From the same root
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