דָּגֹן֒
𐤃𐤂𐤍
Beyt Dagon
Dagon
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 #5
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 | Dagon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1016-02
House of Dagon
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, place name; compound in construct (בֵּית + דָּגוֹן), singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound proper name derives from בַּיִת (house, built structure) and דָּגוֹן (the deity Dagon), so "House of Dagon" preserves both root elements and their construct relationship. As a toponym, it retains the literal cultic sense embedded in the morphology. |
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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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