STRONGS H1016:
Abbreviations
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בֵּית־דָּגוֺן Joshua 15:41,
בֵּית דָּגֹן Joshua 19:27 proper name, of a location.
1. in Judah (house, i.e. temple of Dagon; Assyrian Bit-Daganna COTJoshua 15:41, & i. p. 281) Joshua 15:41 ( Βαγαδιηλ, but Βηθδαγων) — name appears in modern Beit Dejân, southeast of Jaffa, but location unsuitable, compare RobBR ii. 232.
2. in Asher Joshua 19:27 ( Βαιθεγενεθ, but Βηθδαγων) perhaps = Beit Dejen, near Akko, compare Di. **Jeromeopp. (ed. Vallarsl). iii. 38 defines as domus tritici, and says Id.ib. 174): 'sed et usque hodie grandis vicus Capherdago inter Diospolim et Jamnian demonstratur.' [Elsewhere he defines דגון (Id.ib. 48) as 'piscis tristitiae'] (HPS, privately).
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Joshua
15:41; 15:41; 15:41; 19:27; 19:27