Strong's Lexicon Sargon: Sargon Original Word: סַרְגּוֹן Word Origin: Derived from Akkadian, meaning "the king is legitimate" or "true king." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Sargon in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as Sargon is primarily a figure in the Old Testament narrative. Usage: Sargon is a proper noun referring to Sargon II, a king of Assyria who reigned from 722 to 705 BC. He is mentioned in the context of his military campaigns and conquests, particularly in relation to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Cultural and Historical Background: Sargon II was a prominent Assyrian king known for his military prowess and administrative reforms. He succeeded Shalmaneser V and continued the expansion of the Assyrian Empire. Sargon is historically significant for his conquest of Samaria, which led to the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC. This event resulted in the deportation of many Israelites, a pivotal moment in Israel's history that fulfilled prophetic warnings about the consequences of their disobedience to God. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition a king of Assyr. NASB Translation Sargon (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs סַרְגֿוֺן proper name, masculine Sargon (Assyrian Šargânu, and (probably by popular etymology) Šarrukênu = firm, faithful, king see references below); — King of Assyria B.C. 722-705, conqueror of Samaria, father of Sennacherib, only Isaiah 20:1 (ᵐ5 Αρνα, Aq Theod Σαραγω, Symm Σαργων [Qmg]); PtolCanon Ἀρκεάνου (genitive); compare SchrCOT on the passage TieleGeschichte. 238 ff. סרד (√ of following; Thes. compare Syriac Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sargon Of foreign derivation; Sargon, an Assyrian king -- Sargon. Forms and Transliterations סַֽרְג֖וֹן סרגון sar·ḡō·wn sarGon sarḡōwnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 20:1 HEB: בִּשְׁלֹ֣ח אֹת֔וֹ סַֽרְג֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר NAS: to Ashdod, when Sargon the king KJV: unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king INT: to Ashdod sent Sargon the king of Assyria 1 Occurrence |
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be frightened). 
