Hebrew · H591

אֳנִיָּה

A ship

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אֳנִיָּהH591
Pronunciationʾŏniyāh

What does אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) mean in the Bible?

אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a ship".

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What does אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) mean in the Bible?

אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏniyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a ship".

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 ships2 Chronicles 9:21, Psalms 48:7, Psalms 104:26, Ezekiel 27:9
ships1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 8:18, 2 Chronicles 20:36, Proverbs 31:14
. . .1 Kings 22:49, 2 Chronicles 20:36
in shipsDeuteronomy 28:68, Psalms 107:23
O shipsIsaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:14
[they]1 Kings 22:48
a shipJonah 1:3
boatsJob 9:26
by the shipsJudges 5:17
for shipsGenesis 49:13
in the shipsIsaiah 43:14
of a shipProverbs 30:19
sailors1 Kings 9:27
shipIsaiah 2:16
So the ships2 Chronicles 20:37
that the shipJonah 1:4
the ship’sJonah 1:5
their shipsEzekiel 27:29
with the shipsIsaiah 60:9
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 49:13
Aligned rows31
Books represented12
Genesis1Deuteronomy1Judges11 Kings42 Chronicles6Job1Psalms3Proverbs2Isaiah5Ezekiel3Daniel1Jonah3
Source forms
אֳנִיּ֣וֹת7x’o·nî·yō·wṯ2 Chronicles 9:21, Job 9:26, Psalms 104:26, Isaiah 2:16
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת3x’o·nî·yō·wṯGenesis 49:13, 1 Kings 9:27, 2 Chronicles 20:37
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת3x’o·nî·yō·wṯ1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 20:36
אֳנִיּ֨וֹת2x’o·nî·yō·wṯ1 Kings 22:48, Ezekiel 27:9
בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת2xbā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ1 Kings 22:49, Psalms 107:23
אוֹנִיּוֹת1xʾō·nī·yōṯ2 Chronicles 8:18
אֳנִיָּ֥ה1x’o·nî·yāhProverbs 30:19
אָנִיָּ֣ה׀1xʾå̄·nī·yå̄hJonah 1:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct11x1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 9:21, Job 9:26, Psalms 48:7
Noun - feminine plural8xGenesis 49:13, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 2 Chronicles 8:18
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural4xDeuteronomy 28:68, 1 Kings 22:49, Psalms 107:23, Isaiah 43:14
Noun - feminine singular2xProverbs 30:19, Jonah 1:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 60:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJonah 1:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1xDaniel 11:40
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJonah 1:5
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