What does דָּג mean in the Bible?
דָּג is a Hebrew word meaning "a fish (often used collectively)".
Hebrew · H1709
דָּג
A fish (often used collectively)
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דָּג H1709
What does דָּג mean in the Bible?
דָּג is a Hebrew word meaning "a fish (often used collectively)".
Full entry for דָּג (H1709) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1709?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the fish (8), and the fish (2), fish (2), of the Fish (2), and fish (1).
Where does דָּג appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 9:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Jonah (3), Nehemiah (3), Job (2), Zephaniah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the fish 8× Genesis 9:2, Numbers 11:22, Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 12:39
and the fish 2× Psalms 8:8, Zephaniah 1:3
fish 2× Nehemiah 13:16, Jonah 1:17
of the Fish 2× 2 Chronicles 33:14, Jonah 1:17
and fish 1× 1 Kings 4:33
let the fish 1× Job 12:8
Like fish 1× Ecclesiastes 9:12
like the fish 1× Habakkuk 1:14
with fishing 1× Job 41:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 9:2 דְּגֵ֥י to the fish Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 11:22 דְּגֵ֥י to the fish Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 4:33 הַדָּגִֽים׃ to and fish Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 33:14 הַדָּגִים֙ to of the Fish Article | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 3:3 הַדָּגִ֔ים to The Fish Article | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 12:39 הַדָּגִ֗ים to the Fish Article | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 13:16 דָּ֖אג to fish Noun - masculine singular Job 12:8 דְּגֵ֣י to let the fish Noun - masculine plural construct Job 41:7 דָּגִ֣ים to with fishing Noun - masculine plural Psalms 8:8 וּדְגֵ֣י to and the fish Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 9:2
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 13
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 3 Job 2 Psalms 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Jonah 3 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 2
Source forms
דְּגֵ֥י 3x də·ḡê Genesis 9:2, Numbers 11:22, Hosea 4:3
דְּגֵ֣י 2x də·ḡê Job 12:8, Ezekiel 38:20
הַדָּגִ֔ים 2x had·dā·ḡîm Nehemiah 3:3, Zephaniah 1:10
וּדְגֵ֣י 2x ū·ḏə·ḡê Psalms 8:8, Zephaniah 1:3
דָּ֖אג 1x dāḡ Nehemiah 13:16
דָּ֣ג 1x dāḡ Jonah 1:17
דָּגִ֣ים 1x dā·ḡîm Job 41:7
הַדָּ֔ג 1x had·dāḡ Jonah 1:17
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 5x 1 Kings 4:33, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 12:39
Noun - masculine plural construct 5x Genesis 9:2, Numbers 11:22, Job 12:8, Ezekiel 38:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Psalms 8:8, Zephaniah 1:3
Noun - masculine singular 2x Nehemiah 13:16, Jonah 1:17
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jonah 1:17
Noun - masculine plural 1x Job 41:7
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Habakkuk 1:14
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ecclesiastes 9:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a fish (often used collectively)
Source Gloss
a fish (often used collectively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a fish (often used collectively) BDB: fish Usage: fish.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דָּג is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain