Where does “סַרְגוֹן” come from?
סַרְגוֹן (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn, from Akkadian šarrum — king.
Ancestry of “סַרְגוֹן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akkadian | Šarrum-kīn | Sargon of Akkad, Sargon the Great (the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire) |
| 2 | Akkadian | šarrum | king |