Erech

American  

[ee-rek, er-ek] / ˈi rɛk, ˈɛr ɛk /

noun

1. Biblical name of Uruk.

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Example Sentences

Swiftly then he told of the haunted road under the mountains, and the dark tryst at Erech, and the great ride thence, ninety leagues and three, to Pelargir on Anduin.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

And thus, just ere midnight, and in a darkness as black as the caverns in the mountains, they came at last to the Hill of Erech.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

‘Keep your hoards and your secrets hidden in the Accursed Years! Speed only we ask. Let us pass, and then come! I summon you to the Stone of Erech!’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

And the terror of the Sleepless Dead lies about the Hill of Erech and all places where that people lingered.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Great were the rejoicings at Erech the walled at the triumph of the hero and his counsellor, and after the feast that was held, they all lay down to sleep.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge