This is the name of Dagon: Philistine god whose temple was destroyed by Samson.
Definition
from H1709; the fish-god; Dagon, a Philistine deity
Traditional renderings: Dagon.
Traditional renderings: Dagon.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
13 total
- Judges 16:23לְדָג֥וֹן · DagonNow 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.”
- 1 Samuel 5:2 (2×)דָּג֑וֹן · of Dagon; דָּגֽוֹן׃ · [his statue]…carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
- 1 Samuel 5:3 (2×)דָג֗וֹן · was Dagon; דָּג֔וֹן · DagonWhen 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.
- 1 Samuel 5:4 (3×)דָג֗וֹן · was Dagon; דָּג֜וֹן; דָּג֖וֹן · [the torso]But 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.
- 1 Samuel 5:5 (3×)דָג֜וֹן · of Dagon; דָּג֛וֹן · of Dagon; דָּג֖וֹןThat 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.
- 1 Samuel 5:7דָּג֥וֹן · DagonAnd 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.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:10דָּגֽוֹן׃ס · of DagonThey put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.