1016. Beth-dagon

Lexicon

Beth-dagon: House of Dagon

Original Word: בֵּית־דָּגוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beyth-Dagown
Pronunciation: bayth-daw-gohn'
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth-daw-gohn')
Definition: House of Dagon
Meaning: Beth-Dagon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Beth-dagon

From bayith and Dagown; house of Dagon; Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine -- Beth-dagon.

see HEBREW bayith

see HEBREW Dagown

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from bayith and Dagon
Definition
"house of Dagon," two places in Pal.
NASB Translation
Beth-dagon (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בֵּיתדָּֿגוֺן Joshua 15:41, בֵּית דָּגֹן Joshua 19:27 proper name, of a location 1. in Judah (house, i.e. temple of Dagon; Assyrian Bit-Daganna COT^{Joshua 15:41, & i. p. 281}) Joshua 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 Joshua 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).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and דָּגוֹן (Dagon, the name of a Philistine deity).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Beth-Dagon, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not appear in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: Beth-Dagon is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to specific locations named after the Philistine god Dagon.

Context: Beth-Dagon is a name that appears in the Old Testament, denoting places associated with the worship of the Philistine god Dagon. The name itself means "House of Dagon," indicating a site dedicated to this deity. There are two notable mentions of Beth-Dagon in the Bible:

• Joshua 15:41: Beth-Dagon is listed among the towns in the territory of Judah. This reference situates Beth-Dagon in the Shephelah, a region of lowlands in ancient Judah. The verse reads: "Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages."

• Joshua 19:27: Another Beth-Dagon is mentioned in the territory of Asher. This location is part of the boundary description for the tribe of Asher. The verse states: "Then it turned toward the sunrise to Beth-dagon, reached Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, extending to Cabul on the left."

These references suggest that Beth-Dagon was a common name for places of worship dedicated to Dagon, reflecting the influence of Philistine culture and religion in certain areas of ancient Israel. The presence of such sites within Israelite territory highlights the complex interactions between the Israelites and their neighbors.

Forms and Transliterations

דָּג֥וֹן דָּגֹן֒ דגון דגן dā·ḡō·wn dā·ḡōn daGon dāḡōn dāḡōwn

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:41
HEB: וּגְדֵר֕וֹת בֵּית־ דָּג֥וֹן וְנַעֲמָ֖ה וּמַקֵּדָ֑ה
NAS: and Gederoth, Beth-dagon and Naamah
KJV: And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah,
INT: and Gederoth Beth-dagon and Naamah and Makkedah

Joshua 19:27
HEB: הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֮ בֵּ֣ית דָּגֹן֒ וּפָגַ֣ע בִּ֠זְבֻלוּן
NAS: toward the east to Beth-dagon and reached
KJV: toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth
INT: east side east side to Beth-dagon and reached to Zebulun

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1016
2 Occurrences

dā·ḡō·wn — 2 Occ.