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Lexicon :: Strong's H1016 - bêṯ-dāḡôn

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בֵּית־דָּגוֹן
Transliteration
bêṯ-dāḡôn
Pronunciation
bayth-daw-gohn'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From בַּיִת (H1004) and דָּגוֹן (H1712)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs: בית-דגון.

Strong’s Definitions

בֵּית־דָּגוֹן Bêyth-Dâgôwn, bayth-daw-gohn'; from H1004 and H1712; house of Dagon; Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine:—Beth-dagon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H1016 in the following manner: Bethdagon (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H1016 in the following manner: Bethdagon (2x).

  1. Beth-dagon = "house of Dagon"

    1. the temple of Dagon in Judah

    2. the temple of Dagon in Asher

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֵּית־דָּגוֹן Bêyth-Dâgôwn, bayth-daw-gohn'; from H1004 and H1712; house of Dagon; Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine:—Beth-dagon.
STRONGS H1016: Abbreviations
† בֵּית־דָּגוֺן 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 COTJoshua 15:41, & i. p. 281) Joshua 15:41 ( Βαγαδιηλ, but Βηθδαγων) — name appears in modern Beit Dejân, southeast of Jaffa, but location unsuitable, compare RobBR ii. 232.
2. in Asher Joshua 19:27 ( Βαιθεγενεθ, but Βηθδαγων) perhaps = Beit Dejen, near Akko, compare Di. **Jeromeopp. (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).
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Joshua

15:41; 15:41; 15:41; 19:27; 19:27