(ceren, same as Hebrew word for "axle," probably a native designation): These "lords" (Jos 13:3;Jud 3:3;16:5, etc.;1Sa 5:8,11, etc.), elsewhere called "princes" (sar,1Sa 18:30;29:3,4,9), were the petty rulers or kings of the 5 Philistine cities, Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath.
SeePHILISTINES.