What does דָּגָן (dāgān) mean in the Bible?
דָּגָן (dāgān): Grain as the primary staple crop; represents agricultural prosperity and divine blessing in covenantal contexts.
Hebrew · H1715
דָּגָן
Properly, increase , i.e. grain
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דָּגָן H1715
Pronunciation dāgān
What does דָּגָן (dāgān) mean in the Bible?
דָּגָן (dāgān): Grain as the primary staple crop; represents agricultural prosperity and divine blessing in covenantal contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1715?
The BSB source-word alignment has 40 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grain (11), of grain (7), the grain (5), of your grain (3), your grain (3).
Where does דָּגָן (dāgān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (7), Nehemiah (7), Hosea (6), Joel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It grain 11× Deuteronomy 28:51, Nehemiah 5:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Nehemiah 5:11
of grain 7× Genesis 27:28, Deuteronomy 33:28, 2 Kings 18:32, 2 Chronicles 32:28
the grain 5× Jeremiah 31:12, Ezekiel 36:29, Joel 1:10, Joel 1:17
of your grain 3× Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23, Deuteronomy 18:4
your grain 3× Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14, Isaiah 62:8
and grain 2× Numbers 18:12, Nehemiah 5:10
of the grain 2× 2 Chronicles 31:5, Nehemiah 13:12
. . . 1× Hosea 9:1
as grain 1× Numbers 18:27
is the grain 1× Lamentations 2:12
My grain 1× Hosea 2:9
our grain 1× Psalms 65:9
to the grain 1× Hosea 2:22
with grain 1× Genesis 27:37
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:28 דָּגָ֖ן to of grain Noun - masculine singular Genesis 27:37 וְדָגָ֥ן to with grain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 18:12 וְדָגָ֑ן to and grain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 18:27 כַּדָּגָן֙ to as grain Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 7:13 דְּגָ֨נְךָ֜ to your grain Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 11:14 דְגָנֶ֔ךָ to your grain Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 12:17 דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ to of your grain Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 14:23 דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ to of your grain Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 18:4 דְּגָֽנְךָ֜ to of your grain Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:51 דָּגָן֙ to grain Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 27:28
Aligned rows 40
Books represented 15
Genesis 2 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 7 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 7 Psalms 3 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 6 Joel 3 Haggai 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
דָּגָן֙ 4x dā·ḡān Deuteronomy 28:51, Isaiah 36:17, Jeremiah 31:12, Zechariah 9:17
הַדָּגָן֙ 4x had·dā·ḡān Nehemiah 13:5, Ezekiel 36:29, Joel 2:19, Haggai 1:11
דָגָ֖ן 3x ḏā·ḡān Nehemiah 5:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Hosea 14:7
דָּגָ֖ן 2x dā·ḡān Genesis 27:28, 2 Chronicles 32:28
דָּגָ֣ן 2x dā·ḡān Deuteronomy 33:28, Lamentations 2:12
דָּגָֽן׃ 2x dā·ḡān Hosea 9:1, Joel 1:17
דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ 2x də·ḡā·nə·ḵā Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23
הַדָּגָ֖ן 2x had·dā·ḡān Hosea 2:8, Hosea 2:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 17x Genesis 27:28, Deuteronomy 28:51, Deuteronomy 33:28, 2 Kings 18:32
Article | Noun - masculine singular 8x Nehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 13:5, Nehemiah 13:12, Ezekiel 36:29
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 5x Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 27:37, Numbers 18:12, Nehemiah 5:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Psalms 4:7, Psalms 65:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 78:24
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 5:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Hosea 2:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Grain as the primary staple crop; represents agricultural prosperity and divine blessing in covenantal contexts.
Source Gloss
properly, increase , i.e. grain
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grain as the primary staple crop; represents agricultural prosperity and divine blessing in covenantal contexts.
properly, increase, i.e. grain BDB: corn Usage: corn (floor), wheat.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
דָּגָן is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain