How to Pronounce Sargon
SAHR-gahn
Sargon is pronounced SAHR-gahn (ˈsɑːrɡɑːn): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Sargon mean?
Sargon means “who takes away protection”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Sargon?
(In the inscriptions, “Sarra-yukin” [the god] has appointed the king; also “Sarru-kinu,” the legitimate king.) On the death of Shalmaneser (B.C. 723), one of the Assyrian generals established himself on the vacant throne, taking the name of “Sargon,” after that of the famous monarch, the Sargon of Accad, founder of the first Semitic empire, as well as of one of the most famous libraries of Chaldea. He forthwith began a conquering career, and became one of the most powerful of the Assyrian monarchs. He is mentioned by name in the Bible only in connection with the siege of Ashdod (Isa. 20:1). At the very beginning of his reign he besieged and took the city of Samaria (2 Kings 17:6; 18:9-12).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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