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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דָּגָןH1715
Pronunciationdāgān
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 Itgrain11×Deuteronomy 28:51, Nehemiah 5:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Nehemiah 5:11
of grain7×Genesis 27:28, Deuteronomy 33:28, 2 Kings 18:32, 2 Chronicles 32:28
the grain5×Jeremiah 31:12, Ezekiel 36:29, Joel 1:10, Joel 1:17
of your grain3×Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23, Deuteronomy 18:4
your grain3×Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14, Isaiah 62:8
and grain2×Numbers 18:12, Nehemiah 5:10
of the grain2×2 Chronicles 31:5, Nehemiah 13:12
. . .1×Hosea 9:1
as grain1×Numbers 18:27
is the grain1×Lamentations 2:12
My grain1×Hosea 2:9
our grain1×Psalms 65:9
to the grain1×Hosea 2:22
with grain1×Genesis 27:37
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:28דָּגָ֖ןtoof grainNoun - masculine singularGenesis 27:37וְדָגָ֥ןtowith grainConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 18:12וְדָגָ֑ןtoand grainConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 18:27כַּדָּגָן֙toas grainPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 7:13דְּגָ֨נְךָ֜toyour grainNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 11:14דְגָנֶ֔ךָtoyour grainNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 12:17דְּגָֽנְךָ֙toof your grainNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 14:23דְּגָֽנְךָ֙toof your grainNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 18:4דְּגָֽנְךָ֜toof your grainNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 28:51דָּגָן֙tograinNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 27:28
Aligned rows40
Books represented15
Genesis2Numbers2Deuteronomy72 Kings12 Chronicles2Nehemiah7Psalms3Isaiah2Jeremiah1Lamentations1Ezekiel1Hosea6Joel3Haggai1Zechariah1
Source forms
דָּגָן֙4xdā·ḡānDeuteronomy 28:51, Isaiah 36:17, Jeremiah 31:12, Zechariah 9:17
הַדָּגָן֙4xhad·dā·ḡānNehemiah 13:5, Ezekiel 36:29, Joel 2:19, Haggai 1:11
דָגָ֖ן3xḏā·ḡānNehemiah 5:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Hosea 14:7
דָּגָ֖ן2xdā·ḡānGenesis 27:28, 2 Chronicles 32:28
דָּגָ֣ן2xdā·ḡānDeuteronomy 33:28, Lamentations 2:12
דָּגָֽן׃2xdā·ḡānHosea 9:1, Joel 1:17
דְּגָֽנְךָ֙2xdə·ḡā·nə·ḵāDeuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23
הַדָּגָ֖ן2xhad·dā·ḡānHosea 2:8, Hosea 2:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular17xGenesis 27:28, Deuteronomy 28:51, Deuteronomy 33:28, 2 Kings 18:32
Article | Noun - masculine singular8xNehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 13:5, Nehemiah 13:12, Ezekiel 36:29
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular5xDeuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular3xGenesis 27:37, Numbers 18:12, Nehemiah 5:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural2xPsalms 4:7, Psalms 65:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 78:24
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xNehemiah 5:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xHosea 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 definitionSource: 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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