What does דַּוָּג (dawāg) mean in the Bible?
דַּוָּג (dawāg): Occupational term for one who catches fish; associated with common labor in biblical Mediterranean and inland water contexts
Hebrew · H1728
דַּוָּג
A fisherman
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דַּוָּגH1728
Pronunciationdawāg
What does דַּוָּג (dawāg) mean in the Bible?
דַּוָּג (dawāg): Occupational term for one who catches fish; associated with common labor in biblical Mediterranean and inland water contexts
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How does the BSB render H1728?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fishermen (2).
Where does דַּוָּג (dawāg) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 16:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itfishermen2×Jeremiah 16:16, Ezekiel 47:10
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First aligned rowJeremiah 16:16
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Jeremiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
דַּוָּגִ֗ים1xdaw·wā·ḡîmEzekiel 47:10
לְדַוָּגִים1xlə·ḏaw·wå̄·ḡīmJeremiah 16:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural1xEzekiel 47:10
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 16:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Occupational term for one who catches fish; associated with common labor in biblical Mediterranean and inland water contexts
Source Gloss
a fisherman
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Occupational term for one who catches fish; associated with common labor in biblical Mediterranean and inland water contexts
a fisherman BDB: fisher Usage: fisher.
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Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical agents of divine judgment sent to catch people in punishment
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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