Word Study · Strong's H1709 · Hebrew

דָּג

dag

dawg

Strong's 1890 spelling: dâg

“a fish (often used collectively)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a fish (often used collectively)

Rendered in the KJV as

fish.

19
occurrencesin the Old Testament
13 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
14
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 19 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 14

דְּגֵ֥י3
דְּגֵ֣י2
הַדָּגִ֔ים2
וּדְגֵ֣י2
דָּ֖אג1
דָּ֣ג1
דָּגִ֣ים1
הַדָּ֔ג1
הַדָּגִים֙1
הַדָּגִ֗ים1
הַדָּגִֽים׃1
כִּדְגֵ֣י1

and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.

How it is rendered · 11

[the] fish of5
the fish5
a fish1
and [the] fish of1
and [the] fishes of1
fish1
fishes1
like [the] fish of1
like the fishes1
the fishes1
to the fish1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 9

noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)5
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural5
conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
noun · masculine singular2
noun · masculine plural1
preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmpc · 5
HTd/Ncmpa · 5
HC/Ncmpc · 2
HNcmsa · 2
HNcmpa · 1
HR/Ncmpc · 1
HRd/Ncmpa · 1
HRd/Ncmsa · 1
HTd/Ncmsa · 1

All 19, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Nehemiah3 of 19 · 16%
Jonah3 of 19 · 16%
Job2 of 19 · 11%
Zephaniah2 of 19 · 11%
Genesis1 of 19 · 5%

Nehemiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 9:2דְּגֵ֥יdegeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.here: [the] fish of

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 11:22דְּגֵ֥יdegeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?”here: [the] fish of

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 4:33הַדָּגִֽים׃hadagimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralHe spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.here: the fish

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 33:14הַדָּגִים֙hadagimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAfter this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.here: the fish

Nehemiah3 occurrences

Job2 occurrences

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 8:8וּדְגֵ֣יudegeiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.here: and [the] fish of

Ecclesiastes1 occurrence

Ecclesiastes 9:12כַּדָּגִים֙kadagimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralFor surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.here: like the fishes

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 38:20דְּגֵ֣יdegeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.here: [the] fish of

Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 4:3דְּגֵ֥יdegeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.here: [the] fish of

Jonah3 occurrences

Habakkuk1 occurrence

Habakkuk 1:14כִּדְגֵ֣יkidgeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler.here: like [the] fish of

Zephaniah2 occurrences

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