Dagon

[ dey-gon ]

noun

1. a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.

Dagon

/ ˈdeɪɡɒn /

noun

1. Bible a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dagon¹

< Latin < Greek < Hebrew dāghōn

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dagon¹

C14: via Latin and Greek from Hebrew Dāgōn, literally: little fish

Example Sentences

The team works from a research vessel called Dagon, with a crewed submersible, Bakunawa, capable of going to the full ocean depth of 11km.

From BBC

The musician was detained in Yangon's North Dagon Township by police on Wednesday before friends and family lost contact with him, sources familiar with the incident told the BBC.

From BBC

Last month's sentencing of the Dagon University students comes after Myanmar's military was condemned globally for executing four democracy activists in July who had been accused of aiding "terror acts".

From Reuters

The model lived in Yangon's North Dagon Township - where military administration is followed.

From BBC

Lawyers for one of the researchers involved in the effort — Georgia Tech’s David Dagon — also said Durham’s description of events were misleading.

From Washington Post