Dagon

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/ˈdeɪ.ɡɒn/

proper noun

The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.

OriginHebrew דגון →
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Meanings

Dagon1

proper noun
  1. The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.

    This day a ſolemn Feaſt the people hold / To Dagon thir Sea-Idol,

    1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 10, lines 12–13
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    When the Philistines tooke the Arke of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 5:2

    Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.

    1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 15

Dagon2

proper noun
  1. Former name of Yangon.

Origin

  1. Hebrewדגון
  2. Hebrewדגון
  3. EnglishDagon

Borrowed from Hebrew דגון.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δαγών
  • Δαγών (Dagṓn)main god of the Phoenicians
Arabic دَجون
  • دَجونmain god of the Phoenicians
Bulgarian Дагон, Даган
  • Дагон (Dagon)main god of the Phoenicians
  • Даган (Dagan)main god of the Phoenicians
Esperanto Dagan, Dagon
  • Daganmain god of the Phoenicians
  • Dagonmain god of the Phoenicians
Hebrew דגון
  • דגוןmain god of the Phoenicians
Japanese ダゴン
  • ダゴンmain god of the Phoenicians
Korean 다곤, 다간
  • 다곤 (dagon)main god of the Phoenicians
  • 다간 (dagan)main god of the Phoenicians
Persian داگون, داجون
  • داگونmain god of the Phoenicians
  • داجونmain god of the Phoenicians
Russian Даго́н
  • Даго́н (Dagón)main god of the Phoenicians
Thai เดกอน
  • เดกอนmain god of the Phoenicians
Turkish Dagon
  • Dagonmain god of the Phoenicians
Ukrainian Дагон
  • Дагон (Dahon)main god of the Phoenicians
Yiddish דאַגאָן
  • דאַגאָן (dagon)main god of the Phoenicians

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gonaddoganGondadangodongaGadon
Cite this entry
APA

Dagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagon

MLA

“Dagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dagon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagon.

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