What does דַּיָּג (dayāg) mean in the Bible?
דַּיָּג (dayāg): Laborer who catches fish; used literally of occupation and figuratively of disciples becoming fishers of men
Hebrew · H1771
דַּיָּג
A fisherman
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דַּיָּגH1771
Pronunciationdayāg
What does דַּיָּג (dayāg) mean in the Bible?
דַּיָּג (dayāg): Laborer who catches fish; used literally of occupation and figuratively of disciples becoming fishers of men
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How does the BSB render H1771?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Then the fishermen (1).
Where does דַּיָּג (dayāg) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 19:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders ItThen the fishermen1×Isaiah 19:8
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First aligned rowIsaiah 19:8
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Isaiah1
Source forms
הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים1xhad·day·yā·ḡîmIsaiah 19:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xIsaiah 19:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Laborer who catches fish; used literally of occupation and figuratively of disciples becoming fishers of men
Source Gloss
a fisherman
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Laborer who catches fish; used literally of occupation and figuratively of disciples becoming fishers of men
a fisherman BDB: fisher Usage: fisher.
Word Origins
דַּיָּג is built from this root:
דִּיגH1770
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