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Original Word:דָּגָן
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:dagan
Pronunciation:dah-GAHN
Phonetic Spelling:(daw-gawn')
KJV: corn (floor), wheat
NASB:grain, food
Word Origin:[fromH1711 (דָּגָה - grow)]

1. (properly) increase, i.e. grain

corn floor, wheat

Fromdagah; properly, increase, i.e. Grain -- corn ((floor)), wheat.

see HEBREWdagah

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
corn, grain (of cereals)
NASB Translation
food (1), grain (38).

(of cereals) (Late Hebrewid., Samaritan see Thes.; compare Phoenician ) —Genesis 27:28 29t.; constructPsalm 78:24; suffixHosea 2:11,Deuteronomy 7:13;Deuteronomy 12:17;Deuteronomy 14:23;Deuteronomy 18:4,Deuteronomy 11:14,Isaiah 62:8,Psalm 4:8;Psalm 65:10 —corn, withmust, q. v.,Genesis 27:28,37 (both J)Psalm 4:8;Isaiah 62:8;Hosea 2:11;Hosea 7:14;Hosea 9:1;Zechariah 9:17; compare alsoNumbers 18:27 (P; here, for , ),Lamentations 2:12 (where ),Hosea 14:8 (where & ); of land of CanaanDeuteronomy 33:28; of land of captives (words of the Rabshak)2 Kings 18:32 =Isaiah 36:17 (other products, also, named in both); usually with &Numbers 18:12;Deuteronomy 7:13;Deuteronomy 11:14;Deuteronomy 12:17;Deuteronomy 14:23;Deuteronomy 18:4;Deuteronomy 28:51; 2Chronicles 31:5 (+) 2 Chronicles 32:28;Nehemiah 5:11;Nehemiah 10:40;Nehemiah 13:5,12;Jeremiah 31:12;Hosea 2:10;Hosea 2:24;Joel 1:10;Joel 2:19;Haggai 1:11; alsoJoel 1:17 Me; (compare2 Kings 18:32;Isaiah 36:17 above); alone, rare and lateNehemiah 5:2,3,10;Psalm 65:10;Ezekiel 36:29;Psalm 78:24; — of the above the following refer to firstfruits offered to the priestsNumbers 18:12 (compareNumbers 18:27)Deuteronomy 18:4; 2Chronicles 31:5; to titheDeuteronomy 12:17;Deuteronomy 14:23;Nehemiah 13:5,12; to both GenerallyNehemiah 10:40; to loaning on usuryNehemiah 5:10,11.

Meaning and Agricultural Background

דָּגָן (dagan) denotes the cultivated cereal crops—principally wheat and barley—that formed the staple food of ancient Israel. It covers the entire process from standing grain, through harvest, to stored produce. In a land where rainfall is limited to two main seasons, grain was the clearest barometer of the LORD’s favor (Psalm 65:11-13).

Geographical and Seasonal Setting

Barley ripened first, around the Feast of Unleavened Bread, followed by wheat about seven weeks later at Shavuot (Pentecost). Harvesting, threshing, winnowing, and storage in clay-lined pits or rock-hewn silos preserved the grain against drought or siege (2 Chronicles 32:28). These rhythms shaped the calendar, liturgy, and economy of Israel.

Covenant Blessings and Curses

Grain abundance or scarcity is repeatedly tied to covenant obedience.
• Blessing: “He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil” (Deuteronomy 7:13; cf. 11:14).
• Curse: “The heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops” (Haggai 1:10).

Thus dagan becomes a theological metric: plenty marks divine favor; failure signals judgment (Hosea 2:9;Joel 1:10).

Ritual and Liturgical Use

1. Firstfruits. Israelites brought “the first of your grain” to the sanctuary (Deuteronomy 18:4), acknowledging that harvest belongs to God.
2. Tithes. Every third year, a tithe of grain sustained Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows (Deuteronomy 14:28-29). Nehemiah revived these practices after the exile (Nehemiah 10:37-39; 13:12).
3. Celebratory Feasts. The Feast of Weeks marked the wheat harvest; the Feast of Tabernacles celebrated completed ingathering (Deuteronomy 16:13).
4. Grain Offerings. Although the technical term for the offering is מִנְחָה, those offerings were prepared from dagan, daily acknowledging continual dependence on the LORD.

Royal and Administrative Management

Kings organized grain storage both for prosperity and crisis. Solomon supplied King Hiram “twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household” annually (1 Kings 5:11). Hezekiah’s storehouses (2 Chronicles 32:28) and Nehemiah’s temple chambers (Nehemiah 13:5) show that political and religious leadership were intertwined in grain administration.

Prophetic and Poetic Imagery

Poets use grain as a metaphor for joy and security: “You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound” (Psalm 4:7). Prophets envision restoration with overflowing granaries: “The threshing floors will be full of grain” (Joel 2:24). Conversely, withheld grain pictures desolation (Amos 5:11;Habakkuk 3:17).

Eschatological Hope and Messianic Foreshadowing

Psalm 72:16 foresees Messianic abundance: “May there be an abundance of grain in the land.” In New Testament fulfillment, Jesus identifies Himself as the “grain of wheat” that dies to bring life (John 12:24) and the “bread of life” (John 6:35), gathering into Himself the symbolism of dagan as life-sustaining provision.

Practical Theology and Ministry Lessons

• Stewardship: Honors God through firstfruits and tithes (Proverbs 3:9-10).
• Social Justice: Grain laws protect the vulnerable (Deuteronomy 24:19).
• Dependence: Every harvest testifies that “He satisfies you with the finest wheat” (Psalm 147:14).
• Hope: The grain cycle teaches believers to wait through winter for promised harvest, echoing the resurrection pattern (1 Corinthians 15:36-38).

Representative References

Genesis 27:28,37;Deuteronomy 7:13; 11:14; 12:17; 14:28-29; 18:4;1 Kings 5:11;2 Chronicles 32:28;Nehemiah 13:12;Psalm 4:7; 65:11-13; 72:16;Jeremiah 31:12;Joel 2:19,24;Amos 5:11;Haggai 1:10-11.

דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם דְּגָ֨נְךָ֜ דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ דְּגָֽנְךָ֜ דְּגָנֵ֨ךְ דְּגָנָ֖ם דְגָנִי֙ דְגָנֶ֔ךָ דָּגָ֔ן דָּגָ֖ן דָּגָ֗ן דָּגָ֣ן דָּגָ֧ן דָּגָ֨ן דָּגָֽן׃ דָּגָן֙ דָגָ֖ן דגן דגן׃ דגני דגנך דגנם הַדָּגָ֖ן הַדָּגָ֛ן הַדָּגָן֙ הַדָּגָן֮ הדגן וְדָגָ֑ן וְדָגָ֥ן וְהַדָּגָן֙ וּדְגַן־ ודגן ודגןש־ והדגן כַּדָּגָן֙ כדגן dā·ḡān ḏā·ḡān daGan dāḡān ḏāḡān də·ḡā·nām də·ḡā·nə·ḵā ḏə·ḡā·ne·ḵā də·ḡā·nêḵ ḏə·ḡā·nî degaNam dəḡānām degaNech deGanecha dəḡānêḵ dəḡānəḵā ḏəḡāneḵā degaNi ḏəḡānî had·dā·ḡān haddaGan haddāḡān kad·dā·ḡān kaddaGan kaddāḡān ū·ḏə·ḡa·nō·šā- ūḏəḡanōšā- udeganoSha vedaGan vehaddaGan wə·ḏā·ḡān wə·had·dā·ḡān wəḏāḡān wəhaddāḡānInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 27:28
HEB:הָאָ֑רֶץ וְרֹ֥ב דָּגָ֖ן וְתִירֹֽשׁ׃
NAS: And an abundanceof grain and new wine;
KJV: and plentyof corn and wine:
INT: of the earth and an abundanceof grain and new

Genesis 27:37
HEB:לוֹ֙ לַעֲבָדִ֔ים וְדָגָ֥ן וְתִירֹ֖שׁ סְמַכְתִּ֑יו
NAS: to him as servants;and with grain and new wine
KJV: to him for servants;and with corn and wine
INT: have given servantsgrain and new have sustained

Numbers 18:12
HEB:חֵ֖לֶב תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְדָגָ֑ן רֵאשִׁיתָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: of the fresh wineand of the grain, the first fruits
KJV: of the wine,and of the wheat, the firstfruits
INT: the best of the freshthe grain the first which

Numbers 18:27
HEB:לָכֶ֖ם תְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑ם כַּדָּגָן֙ מִן־ הַגֹּ֔רֶן
NAS: shall be reckonedto you as the grain from the threshing floor
KJV: shall be reckonedunto you, as though [it were] the corn of the threshingfloor,
INT: shall be reckoned your offeringas the grain from the threshing

Deuteronomy 7:13
HEB:וּפְרִֽי־ אַ֠דְמָתֶךָ דְּגָ֨נְךָ֜ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ
NAS: of your ground,your grain and your new wine
KJV: of thy land,thy corn, and thy wine,
INT: and the fruit of your groundyour grain and your new and your oil

Deuteronomy 11:14
HEB:וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ֣ דְגָנֶ֔ךָ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃
NAS: that you may gatherin your grain and your new wine
KJV: that thou mayest gatherin thy corn, and thy wine,
INT: and late you may gatheryour grain and your new and your oil

Deuteronomy 12:17
HEB:בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ
NAS: the titheof your grain or new wine
KJV: the titheof thy corn, or of thy wine,
INT: your gates the titheof your grain new oil

Deuteronomy 14:23
HEB:שָׁם֒ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ
NAS: the titheof your grain, your new wine,
KJV: there, the titheof thy corn, of thy wine,
INT: in it the titheof your grain your new your oil

Deuteronomy 18:4
HEB: רֵאשִׁ֨ית דְּגָֽנְךָ֜ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ
NAS: fruitsof your grain, your new wine,
KJV: The firstfruit[also] of thy corn, of thy wine,
INT: the firstof your grain your new and your oil

Deuteronomy 28:51
HEB:יַשְׁאִ֜יר לְךָ֗ דָּגָן֙ תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֔ר
NAS: you nograin, new wine,
KJV: which [also] shall not leavethee [either] corn, wine,
INT: no leavesgrain new oil

Deuteronomy 33:28
HEB:אֶל־ אֶ֖רֶץ דָּגָ֣ן וְתִיר֑וֹשׁ אַף־
NAS: In a landof grain and new wine;
KJV: [shall be] upon a landof corn and wine;
INT: in A landof grain and new also

2 Kings 18:32
HEB:כְּאַרְצְכֶ֗ם אֶרֶץ֩ דָּגָ֨ן וְתִיר֜וֹשׁ אֶ֧רֶץ
NAS: a landof grain and new wine,
KJV: a landof corn and wine,
INT: land A landof grain and new A land

2 Chronicles 31:5
HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּגָ֗ן תִּיר֤וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר֙
NAS: the first fruitsof grain, new wine,
KJV: the firstfruitsof corn, wine,
INT: of Israel the firstof grain new oil

2 Chronicles 32:28
HEB:וּמִ֨סְכְּנ֔וֹת לִתְבוּאַ֥ת דָּגָ֖ן וְתִיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֑ר
NAS: also for the produceof grain, wine
KJV: also for the increaseof corn, and wine,
INT: storehouses the produceof grain wine and oil

Nehemiah 5:2
HEB:רַבִּ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה וְנִחְיֶֽה׃
NAS: therefore let us getgrain that we may eat
KJV: therefore we take upcorn [for them], that we may eat,
INT: are many getgrain may eat and live

Nehemiah 5:3
HEB:עֹרְבִ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן בָּרָעָֽב׃
NAS: that we might getgrain because of the famine.
KJV: that we might buycorn, because of the dearth.
INT: are mortgaging getgrain of the famine

Nehemiah 5:10
HEB:בָּהֶ֖ם כֶּ֣סֶף וְדָגָ֑ן נַֽעַזְבָה־ נָּ֖א
NAS: them moneyand grain. Please,
KJV: of them moneyand corn: I pray you, let us leave off
INT: are lending moneyand grain leave Please

Nehemiah 5:11
HEB:וּמְאַ֨ת הַכֶּ֤סֶף וְהַדָּגָן֙ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר
NAS: [part] of the moneyand of the grain, the new wine
KJV: [part] of the money,and of the corn, the wine,
INT: the hundredth the moneythe grain the new and the oil

Nehemiah 10:39
HEB:אֶת־ תְּרוּמַ֣ת הַדָּגָן֮ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר֒
NAS: the contributionof the grain, the new wine
KJV: the offeringof the corn, of the new wine,
INT: of Levi the contributionof the grain the new and the oil

Nehemiah 13:5
HEB:וְהַכֵּלִ֗ים וּמַעְשַׂ֤ר הַדָּגָן֙ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר
NAS: and the tithesof grain, wine
KJV: and the tithesof the corn, the new wine,
INT: the utensils and the tithesof grain wine and oil

Nehemiah 13:12
HEB:הֵבִ֜יאוּ מַעְשַׂ֧ר הַדָּגָ֛ן וְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֖ר
NAS: the titheof the grain, wine
KJV: the titheof the corn and the new wine
INT: brought the titheof the grain wine and oil

Psalm 4:7
HEB:בְלִבִּ֑י מֵעֵ֬ת דְּגָנָ֖ם וְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣ם רָֽבּוּ׃
NAS: whentheir grain and new wine
KJV: more than in the time[that] their corn and their wine
INT: my heart whentheir grain and new abound

Psalm 65:9
HEB:מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־ כֵ֥ן
NAS: You preparetheir grain, for thus
KJV: thou preparestthem corn, when thou hast so provided
INT: of water preparetheir grain for thus

Psalm 78:24
HEB:מָ֣ן לֶאֱכֹ֑ל וּדְגַן־ שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם נָ֣תַן
NAS: And gavethem food from heaven.
KJV: and had giventhem of the corn of heaven.
INT: manna to eatfood heaven and gave

Isaiah 36:17
HEB:כְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם אֶ֤רֶץ דָּגָן֙ וְתִיר֔וֹשׁ אֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: a landof grain and new wine,
KJV: a landof corn and wine,
INT: land A landof grain and new A land

40 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1715
40 Occurrences

dā·ḡān — 17 Occ.
də·ḡā·nām — 2 Occ.
də·ḡā·nêḵ — 1 Occ.
də·ḡā·nə·ḵā — 5 Occ.
ḏə·ḡā·nî — 1 Occ.
had·dā·ḡān — 8 Occ.
kad·dā·ḡān — 1 Occ.
ū·ḏə·ḡa·nō·šā- — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏā·ḡān — 3 Occ.
wə·had·dā·ḡān — 1 Occ.