BDB1796
דָּאג fish, compare דָּג below דגה.
Strong's Lexicon
H1709
H1709 — דָּג דָּאגּ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1709 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דָּג דָּאגּ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1711 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 19 |
| Transliteration: | dag |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dawg (or (fully) dag (Nehemiah 13) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a fish (as prolific) 2. or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid) 3. but still better from H1672 (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail) 4. a fish (often used collectively) |
| KJV Renderings: | fish. |
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BDB1836
דָּג noun masculine Jonah 2:1 fish (Late Hebrew id.) — דָּג Jonah 2:1 (twice in verse); Jonah 2:11 + Neh 13:16 Qr ( Kt דָּאג); דָּגִים 1Kgs 5:13 + 6 t.; דְּגֵי Gen 9:2 + 7 t.; — fish of sea Jonah 2:1 (twice in verse); Jonah 2:11 (in v.Jonah 1:1 גָּדוֺל ׳ ד); Neh 13:16 (דָּאג Kt דָּג article of Tyrian trade; only here collective, read perhaps דָּגָה; or regard as late usage, compare converse דָּגָה of individual Jonah 2:2); — elsewhere always plural: as subject of Solomon's utterance 1Kgs 5:13 fish-spear צִלְצַל דגים Job 40:31 most often דְּגֵי הַיָּם Gen 9:2 ( P ), Ps 8:9; Hos 4:3; Zeph 1:3; Ezek 38:20; Job 12:8 (in all opposed to beasts & birds, & apparently used with them, + רֶמֶשׂ Ezekiel compare verb רמשׂ Genesis, for animal creation in general; also Hab 1:14 compare below); Num 11:22 ( J E ) of fish (with beasts) as food (compare Gen 9:2f.) in simile of men ensnared, like fish taken in net (מְצוֺדָה ) Eccl 9:12 compare Hab 1:14 (דְּגֵי הַיָּם); 4 t. שַׁעַר הַדָּגִים fish-gate 2Chr 33:14; Zeph 1:10; Neh 3:3; Neh 12:39 (on situation compare שַׁעַר).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
דג (dahg)
Genesis 9:2
- KJV: And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
- EHCC: upon all the fishes of the sea;
Numbers 11:22
- KJV: Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
- EHCC: 0r shall all Heep -
Numbers 12:39
- EHCC: and above the fish gate,
Numbers 13:16
- KJV: These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.Oshea: also called JoshuaJehoshua: or, Joshua
- EHCC: which brought fish,
Numbers 41:7
- EHCC: (40:31). or his head with fish spears?
Hosea 4:3
- KJV: Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
- EHCC: yes, the fishes of the sea also
Hosea 2:10
- KJV: And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.lewdness: Heb. folly, or, villany
- EHCC: (11). the Lord spake unto the fish,
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