בֵּ֣ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
Beyt Dagon
Beth
A place name meaning 'House of Dagon', referring to a location dedicated to or associated with the deity Dagon. The term functions as a toponym, denoting sites significant for the presence, worship, or cult of the god Dagon within the wider region inhabited by the ancient Philistines and Canaanites. The semantic range encompasses both the literal sense of a temple or sanctuary dedicated to Dagon and, more generally, an Israelite designation for places identified by their cultic associations.
Joshua 19:27 · Word #4
Lexicon H1016
| Lemma | בֵּית־דָּגוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕־𐤃𐤂𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Beyt Dagon |
| Strong's | H1016 |
| Definition | A place name meaning 'House of Dagon', referring to a location dedicated to or associated with the deity Dagon. The term functions as a toponym, denoting sites significant for the presence, worship, or cult of the god Dagon within the wider region inhabited by the ancient Philistines and Canaanites. The semantic range encompasses both the literal sense of a temple or sanctuary dedicated to Dagon and, more generally, an Israelite designation for places identified by their cultic associations. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Beth |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1016-01
house-of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular, construct state (bound form). |
| Rendering Rationale | This is the masculine singular construct form of בַּיִת, indicating a built structure or established household in relationship to what follows. The rendering "house-of" preserves both the root idea of a built entity and the construct state linkage. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Beyt Dagon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: house-of |
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