Strong H1712דָּגוֹן
Dagon
- Transliteration
- dâgôn
- Pronunciation
- daw-gohn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
From H1709; the fish god;
{Dagon} a Philistine deity: - Dagon.
{Dagon} a Philistine deity: - Dagon.
Meaning of the name
Dagon = "a fish"
Detailed definition
Dagon was the chief deity of the Philistines, with temples at Gaza and Ashdod.
In the biblical story
Dagon
Philistine god whose temple was destroyed by Samson
Dagon was the chief deity of the Philistines, with temples at Gaza and Ashdod.
In the Bible
Strong H1712 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dagon7
- behold2
- s1
First verses
- Judges 16:23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
- 1 Samuel 5:2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
- 1 Samuel 5:3And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
- 1 Samuel 5:4And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
- 1 Samuel 5:5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
- 1 Samuel 5:7And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
- 1 Chronicles 10:10And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.