דָּג

dagNoun (Masculine)H1709

Fish (Gate)

From: or (fully) דָּאג; (Nehemiah 13:16), from H1711 (דָּגָה); a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (דָּאַג) (as timid); but still better from H1672 (דָּאַג) (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail);

Short Definition

a fish (often used collectively)

Full Lexicon Entry

fish

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

13 times

Appears 13 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
3
Zephaniah
2
2 Chronicles
1
Ecclesiastes
1
Ezk
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 33:14
  • Ezk 38:20
  • Habakkuk 1:14
  • Job 12:8
  • Nehemiah 13:16

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