Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1729 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דּוּגָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine from the same as H1728 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | duwgah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | doo-gaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) fishery, i.e. a hook for fishing |
| KJV Renderings: | fish (hook). |
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דּוּגָה noun feminine fishing, fishery, only in וְנִשָּׂא בְּסִירוֺת דּוּגָה Amos 4:2 (|| בְּצִנּוֺת) of ׳ י, metaphor for dragging Israel captive (compare for practice referred to, in case of fish, Ezek 29:4 & Job 40:26 scornful summons to do it with crocodile, if possible ! see Herodii. 70 on mode of capturing crocodiles).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
