TBESH · H1712
דָּגוֹן · da.gon · Dagon
§ Dagon = "a fish" a Philistine deity of fertility; represented with the face and hands of a man and the tail of a fish
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דָּגוֹן (da.gon) means “Dagon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: daw-gohn' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
דָּגוֹן · da.gon · Dagon
§ Dagon = "a fish" a Philistine deity of fertility; represented with the face and hands of a man and the tail of a fish
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from H1709 (דָּג); the fish-god; Dagon, a Philistine deity
KJV glosses: Dagon.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of dagon | 4 |
| dagon | 3 |
| was dagon | 2 |
| his statue | 1 |
| the torso | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of dagon | 5 |
| dagon | 3 |
| behold dagon | 2 |
| into dagons | 1 |
| unto dagon | 1 |
| upon us and upon dagon | 1 |
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Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”
Read word by wordcarried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
Read word by wordWhen the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
Read word by wordBut when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.
Read word by wordThat is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.
Read word by wordAnd when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”
Read word by wordThey put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
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