What does דָּגָה (dāgāh) mean in the Bible?
דָּגָה (dāgāh): Biological multiplication imagery applied to human population increase; expresses fruitfulness within God's creation covenant
Hebrew · H1711
דָּגָה
To spawn , i.e. become numerous
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דָּגָהH1711
Pronunciationdāgāh
What does דָּגָה (dāgāh) mean in the Bible?
דָּגָה (dāgāh): Biological multiplication imagery applied to human population increase; expresses fruitfulness within God's creation covenant
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How does the BSB render H1711?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and may they grow (1).
Where does דָּגָה (dāgāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 48:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itand may they grow1×Genesis 48:16
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First aligned rowGenesis 48:16
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Books represented1
Genesis1
Source forms
וְיִדְגּ֥וּ1xwə·yiḏ·gūGenesis 48:16
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xGenesis 48:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Biological multiplication imagery applied to human population increase; expresses fruitfulness within God's creation covenant
Source Gloss
to spawn , i.e. become numerous
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Biological multiplication imagery applied to human population increase; expresses fruitfulness within God's creation covenant
to spawn, i.e. become numerous BDB: multiply Usage: grow.
Word Origins
דָּגָה is built from this root:
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