What does דָּגָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1710
דָּגָה
Fish.
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דָּגָהH1710
What does דָּגָה mean in the Bible?
דָּגָה is a Hebrew word meaning "fish.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1710?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The fish (8), fish (2), over the fish (2), [to catch] fish (1), and caused their fish (1).
Where does דָּגָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (6), Exodus (2), Genesis (2), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItThe fish8×Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21, Numbers 11:5, Isaiah 50:2
fish2×Deuteronomy 4:18, Ezekiel 47:9
over the fish2×Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28
[to catch] fish1×Ezekiel 47:10
and caused their fish1×Psalms 105:29
like the fish1×Ezekiel 47:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:26בִדְגַ֨תtoover the fishPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 1:28בִּדְגַ֤תtoover the fishPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 7:18וְהַדָּגָ֧הtoThe fishConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 7:21וְהַדָּגָ֨הtoThe fishConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularNumbers 11:5הַדָּגָ֔הtothe fishArticle | Noun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 4:18דָּגָ֥הtofishNoun - feminine singularPsalms 105:29דְּגָתָֽם׃toand caused their fishNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralIsaiah 50:2דְּגָתָם֙tothe fishNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralEzekiel 29:4דְגַת־tothe fishNoun - feminine singular constructEzekiel 29:4דְּגַ֣תtothe fishNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 1:26
Aligned rows15
Books represented8
Genesis2Exodus2Numbers1Deuteronomy1Psalms1Isaiah1Ezekiel6Jonah1
Source forms
דְּגַ֣ת2xdə·ḡaṯEzekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 29:5
בִדְגַ֨ת1xḇiḏ·ḡaṯGenesis 1:26
בִּדְגַ֤ת1xbiḏ·ḡaṯGenesis 1:28
דָּגָ֥ה1xdā·ḡāhDeuteronomy 4:18
דְגַת־1xḏə·ḡaṯ-Ezekiel 29:4
דְגָתָ֔ם1xḏə·ḡā·ṯāmEzekiel 47:10
דְּגָתָם֙1xdə·ḡā·ṯāmIsaiah 50:2
דְּגָתָֽם׃1xdə·ḡā·ṯāmPsalms 105:29
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular3xNumbers 11:5, Ezekiel 47:9, Jonah 2:1
Noun - feminine singular construct3xEzekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 29:5
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural3xPsalms 105:29, Isaiah 50:2, Ezekiel 47:10
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct2xGenesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28
Noun - feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 4:18
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct1xEzekiel 47:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. fish.
Source Gloss
fish.
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: fish Usage: fish.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דָּגָה is built from this root:
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