Word Study · Strong's H591 · Hebrew
אֳנִיָּה
oniah
on-ee-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼŏnîyâh
“a ship”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a ship
Rendered in the KJV as
ship(-men).
- 31occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 31 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- אֳנִיּ֣וֹת7
- אֳנִיּ֔וֹת3
- אֳנִיּ֖וֹת3
- אֳנִיּ֨וֹת2
- בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת2
- אֳנִיָּ֥ה1
- אָנִיָּ֣ה׀1
- אֳנִיּ֥וֹת1
- אֳנִיּ֑וֹת1
- אֳנִיּ֗וֹת1
- אֳנִיּ֤וֹת1
- בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 15
- ships9
- [the] ships of3
- in ships3
- ships of3
- a ship2
- O ships of2
- [the] ships1
- [were] in the ship1
- and [the] ships of1
- and the ship1
- and with ships1
- from ships their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · feminine plural10
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)9
- preposition + noun · feminine plural4
- noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpa · 10
- HNcfpc · 9
- HR/Ncfpa · 4
- HNcfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfpc · 1
- HC/R/Ncfpa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 31, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Chronicles6 of 31 · 19%
- Isaiah5 of 31 · 16%
- 1 Kings4 of 31 · 13%
- Psalms3 of 31 · 10%
- Ezekiel3 of 31 · 10%
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis1 occurrence
1 Kings4 occurrences
- 1 Kings 9:27אֳנִיּ֔וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralAnd Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.here: ships
- 1 Kings 22:48אֳנִיּ֨וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.here: ships of
- 1 Kings 22:48אֳנִיּ֖וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralJehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.here: [the] ships
- 1 Kings 22:49בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹתbooniyotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralAt that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.here: in [the] ships
2 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 8:18אֳנִיּ֗וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralSo Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.here: ships
- 2 Chronicles 9:21אֳנִיּ֤וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralFor the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.here: ships
- 2 Chronicles 9:21אֳנִיּ֣וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.here: ships of
- 2 Chronicles 20:36אֳנִיּ֖וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralThey agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.here: ships
- 2 Chronicles 20:36אֳנִיּ֖וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralThey agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.here: ships
- 2 Chronicles 20:37אֳנִיּ֔וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralThen Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.here: ships
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 48:7אֳנִיּ֥וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.here: the ships of
- Psalms 104:26אֳנִיּ֣וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine pluralThere the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.here: ships
- Psalms 107:23בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹתbooniyotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralOthers went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.here: in ships
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 30:19אֳנִיָּ֥הʾoniyahnoun · feminine singularthe way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.here: a ship
- Proverbs 31:14כָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתkooniyotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.here: like [the] ships of
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 2:16אֳנִיּ֣וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.here: [the] ships of
- Isaiah 23:1אֳנִיּ֣וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.here: O ships of
- Isaiah 23:14אֳנִיּ֣וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!here: O ships of
- Isaiah 43:14בָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתbooniyotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralThus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.here: in ships
- Isaiah 60:9וָאֳנִיּ֤וֹתvooniyotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.here: and [the] ships of
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 27:9אֳנִיּ֨וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.here: [the] ships of
- Ezekiel 27:25אֳנִיּ֣וֹתʾoniyotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.here: [the] ships of
- Ezekiel 27:29מֵאָנִיּֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmeaniyoteihempreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAll who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.here: from ships their
Jonah3 occurrences
- Jonah 1:3אָנִיָּ֣ה׀ʾaniyahnoun · feminine singularJonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.here: a ship
- Jonah 1:4וְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הvehooniyahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.here: and the ship
- Jonah 1:5בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙booniyahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThe sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.here: [were] in the ship