§ Dagon = "a fish" a Philistine deity of fertility; represented with the face and hands of a man and the tail of a fish
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H1712 — דָּגוֹן
da.gon · Dagon · Hebrew/Aramaic
7 tagged verse occurrences
Judges 16:23 · לְדָג֥וֹןThen 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 · דָּג֑וֹן · דָּגֽוֹן׃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 · דָג֗וֹן · דָּג֔וֹןAnd 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 · דָג֗וֹן · דָּג֜וֹן · דָּג֖וֹןAnd 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 · דָג֜וֹן · דָּג֛וֹן · דָּג֖וֹןTherefore 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 · דָּג֥וֹןAnd 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 · דָּגֽוֹן׃ סAnd they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.