=====degim=====
דגימ

The 'degim' are literally "the fish-men". This word is used exclusively within legendary contexts; first, as one topic of legends told by King Solomon, and secondly in the name of a gate of the city of Jerusalem, probably referring to the same legends and possibly indicating that decorative fish-men were carved upon the gate.

This fact reveals the numerous conflicting mythologies within ancient Hebrew culture, borrowing motifs from neighboring cultures, in this case 
[[Degon]] (aka Dagon) the Canaanite fish-god, who appears in the book of 1 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. He was said to be half man and half fish. There are long-standing traditions paralleling this character in Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian cultures as well. It is highly probable that the legends of Solomon, and the imagery on the so-called fish gate may have been influenced by these local cultural legends of fish-men.

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LexID 91710