What does אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) mean in the Bible?
אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a ship".
Hebrew · H591
אֳנִיָּה
A ship
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אֳנִיָּה H591
Pronunciation ʾŏniyāh
What does אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) mean in the Bible?
אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a ship".
Full entry for אֳנִיָּה (H591) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H591?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the ships (6), ships (5), . . . (2), in ships (2), O ships (2).
Where does אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (6), Isaiah (5), 1 Kings (4), Ezekiel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the ships 6× 2 Chronicles 9:21, Psalms 48:7, Psalms 104:26, Ezekiel 27:9
ships 5× 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 8:18, 2 Chronicles 20:36, Proverbs 31:14
. . . 2× 1 Kings 22:49, 2 Chronicles 20:36
in ships 2× Deuteronomy 28:68, Psalms 107:23
O ships 2× Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:14
[they] 1× 1 Kings 22:48
a ship 1× Jonah 1:3
boats 1× Job 9:26
by the ships 1× Judges 5:17
for ships 1× Genesis 49:13
in the ships 1× Isaiah 43:14
of a ship 1× Proverbs 30:19
sailors 1× 1 Kings 9:27
ship 1× Isaiah 2:16
So the ships 1× 2 Chronicles 20:37
that the ship 1× Jonah 1:4
the ship’s 1× Jonah 1:5
their ships 1× Ezekiel 27:29
with the ships 1× Isaiah 60:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:13 אֳנִיּ֔וֹת to for ships Noun - feminine plural Deuteronomy 28:68 בָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒ to in ships Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Judges 5:17 אֳנִיּ֑וֹת to by the ships Noun - feminine plural 1 Kings 9:27 אֳנִיּ֔וֹת to sailors Noun - feminine plural 1 Kings 22:48 אֳנִיּ֨וֹת to ships Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Kings 22:48 אֳנִיּ֖וֹת to [they] Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Kings 22:49 בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת to . . . Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 8:18 אוֹנִיּוֹת to ships Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 9:21 אֳנִיּ֤וֹת to the ships Noun - feminine plural construct 2 Chronicles 9:21 אֳנִיּ֣וֹת to the ships Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:13
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 1 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 6 Job 1 Psalms 3 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 5 Ezekiel 3 Daniel 1 Jonah 3
Source forms
אֳנִיּ֣וֹת 7x ’o·nî·yō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 9:21, Job 9:26, Psalms 104:26, Isaiah 2:16
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת 3x ’o·nî·yō·wṯ Genesis 49:13, 1 Kings 9:27, 2 Chronicles 20:37
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת 3x ’o·nî·yō·wṯ 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 20:36
אֳנִיּ֨וֹת 2x ’o·nî·yō·wṯ 1 Kings 22:48, Ezekiel 27:9
בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת 2x bā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ 1 Kings 22:49, Psalms 107:23
אוֹנִיּוֹת 1x ʾō·nī·yōṯ 2 Chronicles 8:18
אֳנִיָּ֥ה 1x ’o·nî·yāh Proverbs 30:19
אָנִיָּ֣ה׀ 1x ʾå̄·nī·yå̄h Jonah 1:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 11x 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 9:21, Job 9:26, Psalms 48:7
Noun - feminine plural 8x Genesis 49:13, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 2 Chronicles 8:18
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 4x Deuteronomy 28:68, 1 Kings 22:49, Psalms 107:23, Isaiah 43:14
Noun - feminine singular 2x Proverbs 30:19, Jonah 1:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Isaiah 60:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jonah 1:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1x Daniel 11:40
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jonah 1:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a ship
Source Gloss
a ship
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a ship Usage: ship(-men).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
A vessel whose path through the sea is mysterious and wondrous
A merchant vessel engaged in maritime trade and commerce
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 32 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
אֳנִיָּה is built from this root:
אֳנִי H590
Part of These Phrases
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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