Jump to: Topical • Smith's • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Smith's Bible Dictionary FishThe Hebrews recognized fish as one of the great divisions of the animal kingdom, and as such gave them a place in the account of the creation, (Genesis 1:21,28) as well as in other passages where an exhaustive description of living creatures is intended. (Genesis 9:2; Exodus 20:4; 4:18; 1 Kings 4:33) The Mosaic law, (Leviticus 11:9,10) pronounced unclean such fish as were devoid of fins and scales; these were and are regarded as unwholesome in Egypt. Among the Philistines Dagon was represented by a figure half man and half fish. (1 Samuel 5:4) On this account the worship of fish is expressly prohibited. (4:18) In Palestine, the Sea of Galilee was and still is remarkable well stored with fish. (Tristram speaks of fourteen species found there, and thinks the number inhabiting it at least three times as great.) Jerusalem derived its supply chiefly from the Mediterranean. Comp. (Ezekiel 47:10) The existence of a regular fish-market is implied in the notice of the fish-gate, which was probably contiguous to it. (2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:3; 12:39; Zephaniah 1:10) The Orientals are exceedingly fond of fish as an article of diet. Numerous allusions to the art of fishing occur in the Bible. The most usual method of catching fish was by the use of the net, either the casting net, (Ezekiel 26:5,14; 47:10); Habb 1:15 Probably resembling the one used in Egypt, as shown in Wilkinson (iii. 55), or the draw or drag net, (Isaiah 19:8); Habb 1:15 Which was larger, and required the use of a boat. The latter was probably most used on the Sea of Galilee, as the number of boats kept on it was very considerable. Easton's Bible Dictionary Called dag by the Hebrews, a word denoting great fecundity (Genesis 9:2; Numbers 11:22; Jonah 2:1, 10). No fish is mentioned by name either in the Old or in the New Testament. Fish abounded in the Mediterranean and in the lakes of the Jordan, so that the Hebrews were no doubt acquainted with many species. Two of the villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee derived their names from their fisheries, Bethsaida (the "house of fish") on the east and on the west. There is probably no other sheet of water in the world of equal dimensions that contains such a variety and profusion of fish. About thirty-seven different kinds have been found. Some of the fishes are of a European type, such as the roach, the barbel, and the blenny; others are Markedly African and tropical, such as the eel-like silurus. There was a regular fish-market apparently in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:3; 12:39; Zephaniah 1:10), as there was a fish-gate which was probably contiguous to it.Sidon is the oldest fishing establishment known in history. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) A counter, used in various games.2. (n.) Plural of Fish. 3. (n.) A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of diverse characteristics, living in the water. 4. (n.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See Pisces. 5. (n.) The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces. 6. (n.) The flesh of fish, used as food. 7. (n.) A purchase used to fish the anchor. 8. (n.) A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish, used to strengthen a mast or yard. 9. (v. i.) To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net. 10. (v. i.) To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to draw forth; as, to fish for compliments. 11. (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor. 12. (v. t.) To search by raking or sweeping. 13. (v. t.) To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream. 14. (v. t.) To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides. See Fish joint, under Fish, n. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia FISH(dagh, daghah, da'gh; ichthus, ichthudion, opsarion): FISH GATE See JERUSALEM. Greek 2486. ichthus -- a fish ... ichthus. 2487 . a fish. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: ichthus Phonetic Spelling: (ikh-thoos') Short Definition: a fish Definition: a fish. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2486.htm - 6k 2485. ichthudion -- a little fish 3795. opsarion -- fish 4371. prosphagion -- a relish (eaten with bread), spec. fish 232. halieuo -- to fish 2785. ketos -- a huge fish 3013. lepis -- a scale (of a fish) 966. Bethsaida -- "house of fish," Bethsaida, the name of two ... 4209. porphura -- purple fish, purple dye, purple cloth 61. agra -- hunting, a catch Topical Bible Verses Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Topicalbible.org Genesis 1:1-31 Strong's Hebrew 1709. dag -- a fish... a fish. Transliteration: dag Phonetic Spelling: (dawg) Short Definition: fish. Word Origin from dagah Definition a fish NASB Word Usage fish (17), fishing (1). ... /hebrew/1709.htm - 6k 1770. dig -- to fish for, catch 1710. dagah -- a fish 7193. qasqeseth -- scale (of fish) 1729. dugah -- fishing, fishery 6721. Tsidon -- a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also ... 1712. Dagon -- a god and an idol of the Philistines 5315. nephesh -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire ... 1295. berekah -- a pool, pond Library A Fish-Story The Coin in the Fish's Mouth The Stater in the Fish. (Matt. , xvii. , 27. ) "Being Accustomed to Eat Fish at the Time of Easter... But that He Judgeth all Things, this Answers to his Having ... Thy Neck is as a Tower of ivory; Thine Eyes Like the Fish-Pools in ... Parable of the Various Kinds of Fish in the Net. --Of the Wheat ... Of his Paying the Tribute Money Out of the Mouth of the Fish, an ... John Chapter xxi. 12-19. Jesus Gives his Last Commands to his Helpers Thesaurus Fish (66 Occurrences)... No fish is mentioned by name either in the Old or in the New Testament. Fish abounded in the Mediterranean and in the lakes of the ... /f/fish.htm - 38k Fish-pools (1 Occurrence) Fish-gate (3 Occurrences) Fish-hook (2 Occurrences) Fish-spears (1 Occurrence) Fish-hooks (1 Occurrence) Fish-stump (1 Occurrence) Fish's (1 Occurrence) Fishing (4 Occurrences) Fisherman (1 Occurrence) Bible Concordance Fish (66 Occurrences)Matthew 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matthew 13:47 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind, Matthew 13:48 When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away. Matthew 14:17 They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish." Matthew 14:19 He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes. Matthew 15:34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." Matthew 15:36 and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. Matthew 17:27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you." Mark 6:38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish." Mark 6:41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all. Mark 6:43 They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish. Mark 8:7 They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also. Luke 5:4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish. Luke 5:6 When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking. Luke 5:9 For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught; Luke 9:13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people." Luke 9:16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. Luke 11:11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? Luke 24:42 They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. John 6:9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?" John 6:11 Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired. John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, "I'm going fishing." They told him, "We are also coming with you." They immediately went out, and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing. John 21:5 So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No. John 21:6 He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." They cast it therefore, and now they weren't able to draw it in for the multitude of fish. John 21:8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish. John 21:9 So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. John 21:10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have just caught." John 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fish, one hundred fifty-three; and even though there were so many, the net wasn't torn. John 21:13 Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise. 1 Corinthians 15:39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. Genesis 1:26 God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Genesis 1:28 God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Genesis 9:2 The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that the ground teems with, and all the fish of the sea are delivered into your hand. Exodus 7:18 The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river."'" Exodus 7:21 The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt. Numbers 11:5 We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; Numbers 11:22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to be sufficient for them? Shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be sufficient for them?" Deuteronomy 4:18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth; 1 Kings 4:33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish. 2 Chronicles 33:14 Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he encircled Ophel with it, and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah. Nehemiah 3:3 The fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. Nehemiah 12:39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard. Nehemiah 13:16 There lived men of Tyre also therein, who brought in fish, and all manner of wares, and sold on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. Job 12:8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you. The fish of the sea shall declare to you. Job 41:7 Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears? Psalms 8:8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas. Psalms 105:29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish. Ecclesiastes 9:12 For man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them. Isaiah 19:8 The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish. Isaiah 19:10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish. Isaiah 50:2 Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst. Jeremiah 16:16 Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says Yahweh, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. Ezekiel 29:4 I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales; and I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales. Ezekiel 29:5 I'll cast you forth into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers. You'll fall on the open field. You won't be brought together, nor gathered. I have given you for food to the animals of the earth and to the birds of the sky. Ezekiel 38:20 so that the fish of the sea, and the birds of the sky, and the animals of the field, and all creeping things who creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the surface of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. Ezekiel 47:9 It shall happen, that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come there, and the waters of the sea shall be healed, and everything shall live wherever the river comes. Ezekiel 47:10 It shall happen, that fishermen shall stand by it: from En Gedi even to En Eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. Hosea 4:3 Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone who dwells therein will waste away. all living things in her, even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky; yes, the fish of the sea also die. Amos 4:2 The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that behold, "The days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks. Jonah 1:17 Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah 2:1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish's belly. Jonah 2:10 Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land. Habakkuk 1:14 and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? Zephaniah 1:3 I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh. Zephaniah 1:10 In that day, says Yahweh, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. Subtopics Fish Gate: General Scriptures Concerning Fish Spear: General Scriptures Concerning Fish: Miracles Connected With of the Loaves and Fishes Fish: Miracles Connected With: Coin Obtained from Mouth of Fish: Miracles Connected With: Furnished to the Disciples by Jesus After his Resurrection Fish: Miracles Connected With: Great Draught of Fish: Miracles Connected With: Jonah Swallowed By Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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