Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dʁaˈkon/

Noun

דְּרָקוֹן • ‎(d'rakón) m ‎(plural indefinite דְּרָקוֹנִים)

1. (Rabbinic Hebrew) A serpent, considered an emblem of idolatry.
   • a. 217 CE, Mishnah, Avodah Zarah 3:3:

     הַמּוֹצִיא כֵּלִים וְעֲלֵיהֶם צוּרַת הַחַמָּה, צוּרַת הַלְּבָנָה, צוּרַת הַדְּרָקוֹן - יוֹלִיכָם 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.

2. A dragon, a legendary creature.

References

• “דרקון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /darˈqon/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /daʁˈkon/

Proper noun

דַּרְקוֹן • ‎(darkón) m

1. Darkon, the name of a minor biblical figure mentioned in Ezra 2:56 and again in Nehemiah 7:58.

References

• “H1874”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979