Where does “Sargon” come from?
Sargon (English) comes from Hebrew סַרְגוֹן, from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn, from Akkadian šarrum — king.
Sargon (English): An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE
Definitions
- An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE
Ancestry of “Sargon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | סַרְגוֹן | — |
| 2 | Akkadian | Šarrum-kīn | Sargon of Akkad, Sargon the Great (the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire) |
| 3 | Akkadian | šarrum | king |