Definition of Dagon

1. Noun. God of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines.

Geographical relationships: Philistia, Phenicia, Phoenicia
Generic synonyms: Semitic Deity

Definition of Dagon

1. n. A slip or piece.

Definition of Dagon

1. Proper noun. The main god of the Phoenicians represented as half man and half fish. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A slip or piece. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Dagon

1. The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish. "This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their sea idol." (Milton) "They brought it into the house of Dagon." (1 Sam. V. 2) Origin: Heb. Dagon, fr. Dag a fish: cf. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dagon

daggling
daggy
daglock
daglocks
dagmars
dagnabbit
dagnabit
dagnammit
dagnasty
dago
dagoba
dagobah
dagobahs
dagobas
dagoes
dagon (current term)
dagos
dags
dagswain
dagswains
daguerreotype
daguerreotyped
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypies
daguerreotyping
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypists
daguerreotypy
daguerrotype
daguerrotypes

Literary usage of Dagon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of the Bible, Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"The most famous Amples of dagon were at Gaza (Judg. xvi. ... Traces of the worship of dagon likewise appear in the names ..."

2. A Dictionary of the Bible, Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography edited by William Smith (1898)
"dagon was represented with the face and hands of a man and the tail of a fish (1 Sam. v. 5). The fish-like form was a natural emblem of fruitful- ness, ..."

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