H1016 H1016
Beth-dagon; place name meaning 'house/temple of Dagon'
A place name meaning 'temple of Dagon,' designating two distinct cities—one in Judah, one in Asher. The name indicates sites where the Philistine grain-deity Dagon was worshiped, likely Canaanite cult centers that predated Israelite settlement or reflected Philistine influence. Modern villages in both regions preserve forms of the name.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Two cities bore this name: one in Judah's Shephelah (Joshua 15:41), another in Asher's territory (19:27). Both names indicate temples or cult sites of Dagon, the grain god prominent in Philistine religion (cf. 1 Samuel 5). Jerome defined it as 'house of wheat,' connecting Dagon to grain (דָּגָן), though the deity's fish associations (דָּג, fish) also appear in ancient sources. The Assyrian records mention Bît-Daganna in the region. Modern villages (Beit Dejân, Beit Dejen) preserve the name in both areas. These sites likely represent Canaanite cult centers absorbed into Israelite territory, their names honestly preserving the pre-Israelite religious history rather than being sanitized through renaming. 2×
AR["بَيْتَ-دَاجُونَ", "بَيْتُ-داجونَ"]·ben["বৈৎ-দাগোন", "বৈৎ-দাগোনে"]·DE["Beth-Dagon", "Beyth-Dagon"]·EN["Beth-Dagon", "Beyth-Dagon"]·FR["Beth-Dagon", "Beyth-Dagon"]·heb["בית דגון", "בית-דגון"]·HI["बैत-दागोन"]·ID["Bet-Dagon"]·IT["Beth-Dagon", "Beyth-Dagon"]·jav["Bèt-Dagon"]·KO["벧-다곤"]·PT["Beit-Dagon", "Bet-Dagon"]·RU["Бет-Дагон", "к-Бейт-Дагону"]·ES["Bet-Dagón", "a-Bet-dagón"]·SW["Bethi-Dagoni"]·TR["Beyt-Dagon"]·urd["بیت-داجون", "بیت-دجون"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† בֵּית־דָּגוֹן Jos 15:41, בֵּית דָּגֹן 19:27 n.pr.loc. 1. in Judah (house, i.e. temple of Dagon; Assyrian Bît-Daganna COT Jos 15:41, & i. p. 281) Jos 15:41 (𝔊 Βαγαδιηλ, but 𝔊L Βηθδαγων)—name appears in mod. Beit Dejân, SE. of Jaffa, but loc. unsuitable, cf. RobBR ii. 232. 2. in Asher Jos 19:27 (𝔊 Βαιθεγενεθ, but 𝔊L Βηθδαγων) perhaps = Beit Dejen, near Akko, cf. Di. JeromeOpp (ed. Vallarsi),…