H1715 דָּגָן dâgân → Derivative
5 languagesDerivative of root דגה — canonical: H1711 דָּגָה (4 family members).
Cultivated cereal crops; the produce of the field that includes grains such as wheat, barley, and sometimes other cereals. Used generally for field grain gathered at harvest, not limited to a specific type but especially prominent as basic foodstuffs in Israelite diet and economy. The term often refers to the product as gathered or stored, the outcome of agricultural yield.
Etymology
From the root דָּגָה (dgh), generally meaning 'to multiply, increase, be prolific'; the noun דָּגָן is derived to denote 'that which is produced in abundance', specifically applied to grain as a staple crop. The root sense of multiplication informs the idea of grain as the abundant result of harvest. However, some connect it to the more general sense of produce, though דָּגָן is distinguished from other agricultural products such as wine (תִּירוֹשׁ) and oil (יִצְהָר).
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igbo | ogi | pap, fermented cereal pudding | ogi | |
| Itsekiri | ògán | guinea corn, sorghum | ògán | |
| Olukumi | ògán | guinea corn | ògán | |
| Yoruba | ògán | guinea corn (sorghum), a cultivated grain; sometimes broader 'grain', 'cereal' | g-n | |
| Yoruba | ogi | fermented cereal porridge (often made from grains like maize or millet) | gi |