דרקון
Hebrew
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Modern Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /dʁaˈkon/
Noun
דְּרָקוֹן • (d'rakón) m (plural indefinite דְּרָקוֹנִים)
- (Rabbinic Hebrew) A serpent, considered an emblem of idolatry.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Avodah Zarah 3:3:
- הַמּוֹצִיא כֵּלִים וַעֲלֵיהֶם צוּרַת הַחַמָּה, צוּרַת הַלְּבָנָה, צוּרַת הַדְּרָקוֹן - יוֹלִיכֵם לְיַם הַמֶּלַח
- If a man found objects on which is a figure of the sun, a figure of the moon, or a figure of a dragon, he must throw them into the Dead Sea.
- A dragon, a legendary creature.
References
- “דרקון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /darˈqon/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Modern Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /daʁˈkon/
Proper noun
דַּרְקוֹן • (darkón) m
- Darkon, the name of a minor biblical figure mentioned in Ezra 2:56 and again in Nehemiah 7:58.