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דָּגוֹן H1712
H1712 is the Hebrew word דָּגוֹן, transliterated Dâgôwn and said daw-gohn'. The King James Version most often renders it dagon.
What it means
Dagon, a Philistine deity.
Where it comes from
from H1709 (דָּג); the fish-god.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Dagon.
Verses using דָּגוֹן
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 16:23 · KJV
Then 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 5:2 · KJV
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
1 Samuel 5:3 · KJV
And 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 5:4 · KJV
And 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 5:5 · KJV
Therefore 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 5:7 · KJV
And 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 10:10 · KJV
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1712 mean?
H1712 is the Hebrew word דָּגוֹן (Dâgôwn), meaning Dagon, a Philistine deity.
How is H1712 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dagon (9 times), behold dagon (2 times), only the stump of dagon (1 time), dagon's (1 time).
How many times does H1712 appear in the Bible?
דָּגוֹן (Dâgôwn) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1712 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1709 (דָּג); the fish-god.
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