dagon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines

WordNet

Da"gon
Etymology
Heb. Dagon, fr. dag a fish: cf. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish. W. Smith.
    This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their sea idol. Milton.
    They brought it into the house of Dagon. 1 Sam. v. 2.
Dag"on noun
Etymology
See Dag a loose end.
Definitions
  1. A slip or piece. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913