Strong's Definition
or (fully) dag (Nehemiah 13:16) {dawg}; from 1711; a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from 1672 (as timid); but still better from 1672 (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively)
KJV Usage: fish
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
דָּג (dag) — Fish (Gate). fish
דָּג (dag) — fish. fish
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · דיג
Aquatic Animals
fish = collective designation of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, usually fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales; or, in a loosely sense, any of various other aquatic animals; ► an important source of food
GEN 9:2 · NUM 11:22 · 1KI 5:13 · NEH 13:16 · JOB 12:8 · PSA 8:9 · ECC 9:12 · EZK 38:20 · HOS 4:3 · JON 2:1 · JON 2:1 · JON 2:11 · HAB 1:14 · ZEP 1:3
Names of Constructions
Collocation: שַׁעַר דָּגִים
Fish Gate = one of the city gates of Jerusalem; ► probably the one through which fish merchants came into the city
Tools
Collocation: צִלְצַל דָּגִים
fishing spear = thrusting or hurling weapon, consisting of a long shaft with a sharp point; ► used primarily for fishing
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