What does דַּוָּג · ἁλιεύς mean in the Bible?
דַּוָּג · ἁλιεύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who catches fish using nets or hooks".
Hebrew · H1728, G231
דַּיָּג
A fisherman · fisherman
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דַּוָּג H1728 a fisherman
Pronunciation dawāg
Occupational term for one who catches fish; associated with common labor in biblical Mediterranean and inland water contexts
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ἁλιεύς G231 fisherman
Pronunciation halieús
A fisherman, particularly one called by Jesus to become an apostle and fisher of men.
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What does דַּיָּג (dayyag) mean in the Bible?
דַּוָּג · ἁλιεύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who catches fish using nets or hooks".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1728, G231?
H1728, G231 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who catches fish using nets or hooks
Strong's H1728, G231
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
one who catches fish using nets or hooks
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דַּיָּג is built from these roots:
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