Editing Dagon (section)

==Etymology==
Multiple origins have been proposed for Dagan's name.

According to [[Philo of Byblos]], the Phoenician author [[Sanchuniathon]] explained ''Dagon'' as a word for "grain" ({{transliteration|phn|siton}}).{{sfn|Singer|1992|p=433}} Historian [[Manfred Hutter]] considers it possible that the god's name derives from the root *''dgn'' (to be cloudy), which he interprets as a sign that he was originally a weather god.{{sfn|Hutter|1996|p=129}} However, the notion of Dagan being a weather god is rejected by most researchers of this deity (see the ''Dagan and weather gods'' section below).

Lluís Feliu in his monograph ''The God Dagan in Bronze Age Syria'' rejects both of these theories and concludes that Dagan's name originated in a pre-Semitic language spoken in inland Syria.{{sfn|Feliu|2003|pp=278–287}} This theory is supported by Alfonso Archi as well.{{sfn|Archi|2015|pp=626–627}} Multiple other ancient Syrian deities are regarded as originating in such a [[Substrata (linguistics)|substratum]], including [[Aštabi]], [[Išḫara|Ishara]] and [[Kubaba (goddess)|Kubaba]].{{sfn|Wilhelm|1989|p=55}}{{sfn|Archi|1997|p=418}}{{sfn|Taracha|2009|p=119}}{{sfn|Archi|2013|p=15}}

The association with a Hebrew word for "fish" (as in {{langx|he|דג}},  {{IPA|hbo|/dɔːɣ/}}) in medieval exegesis has led to an incorrect interpretation of Dagan as a fish god.{{sfn|Singer|1992|p=433}}