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Dagon
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dagon dag-on
English
Etymology 1
en :bor he:דגון + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈdeɪ.ɡɒn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dagon.wav Southern England
Proper noun
The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.
1 Samuel 5 2 When the Philistines tooke the Arke of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
Samson Agonistes 10 12–13 This day a ſolemn Feaſt the people hold / To Dagon thir Sea-Idol,
2 15 Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.
Derived terms
en Dagonite
Translations
main god of the Phoenicians
Arabic: ar دَجون
Armenian: hy Դագոն
Bulgarian: bg Дагон, bg Даган
Coptic: cop ⲇⲁⲅⲱⲛ
Esperanto: eo Dagan, eo Dagon
Georgian: ka დაგონი
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Δαγών m
Hebrew: he דגון
Japanese: ja ダゴン
Korean: ko 다곤, ko 다간
Malayalam: ml ദാഗൻ
Persian: fa داگون, fa داجون
Phoenician: phn 𐤃𐤂𐤍 Dāgān
Russian: ru Даго́н m
Sumerian: sux 𒀭𒁕𒃶 da-gan
Thai: th เดกอน
Turkish: tr Dagon
Ukrainian: uk Дагон
Yiddish: yi דאַגאָן
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en Yangon.
Anagrams
en adgno Dogan Gonda dango dogan donga goand gonad
en 2-syllable words
en Gods Ancient Near East