ⲇⲁⲅⲱⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαγών (Dagṓn).

Dagon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɡɔːn/

Proper noun

ⲡⲇⲁⲅⲱⲛ • (pdagōn) m

1. (Sahidic) Dagon, The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.
   • Book of 1st Samuel, Chapter 5, verse 2.
   • ⲡⲏⲓ `ⲙ ⲡⲇⲁⲅⲱⲛ

     pēi `m pdagōn

     The house of Dagon