Strong's Lexicon

H1016

H1016 — בֵּיתּ ־ דָּגוֹן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewBeyth-DagownName/l.Occurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1016
Word:	בֵּיתּ ־ דָּגוֹן
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	from H1004 and H1712
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	Beyth-Dagown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	bayth-daw-gohn'
Meaning:	1. house of Dagon 2. Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Israel
KJV Renderings:	Beth-dagon.

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בֵּיתדָּֿגוֺן Josh 15:41, בֵּית דָּגֹן Josh 19:27 proper name [of a location]

1. in Judah (house, i.e. temple of Dagon; Assyrian Bit-Daganna COT^{Josh
15:41
, & i. p. 281}) Josh 15:41 ( ᵐ5 Βαγαδιηλ, but ᵐ5 ^L Βηθδαγων) — name appears in modern Beit Dejân, southeast of Jaffa, but location unsuitable, compare Rob^{BR ii. 232.}

2. in Asher Josh 19:27 ( ᵐ5 Βαιθεγενεθ, but ᵐ5 ^L Βηθδαγων) perhaps = Beit Dejen, near Akko, compare Di.

Jerome^{opp. (ed. Vallarsl). iii. 38} defines as domus tritici, and says Id.^{ib. 174}): 'sed et usque hodie grandis vicus Capherdago inter Diospolim et Jamnian demonstratur.' [Elsewhere he defines דגון (Id.^{ib. 48}) as 'piscis tristitiae'] (HPS, privately).