1710. dagah

Strong's Lexicon

dagah: Fish, fishery

Original Word: דָּגָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: dagah
Pronunciation: dah-GAH
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-gaw')
Definition: Fish, fishery
Meaning: a fish

Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּג (H1709), meaning "fish."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2486 (ἰχθύς, ichthys) - Greek word for fish, used in the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew word "dagah" refers to fish collectively, often used to describe the abundance of fish or the act of fishing. It is a term that encompasses various types of fish found in the waters of ancient Israel and surrounding regions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, fish were a significant part of the diet and economy, especially for communities near the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River, and the Mediterranean Sea. Fishing was a common occupation, and fish were often traded in local markets. The abundance of fish was seen as a blessing and a sign of God's provision. Fish also held symbolic meaning in Jewish culture, representing life and sustenance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
fem. of dag
Definition
a fish
NASB Translation
fish (16).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

דָּגָה noun feminine fish (Late Hebrew id.) — דָּגָה Numbers 11:5 5t.; construct דְּגַת Genesis 1:26 4t. + Ezekiel 29:4b (strike out B Co); suffix דְּגָתוֺ Ezekiel 47:10 ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Co; (ᵑ0 דגתם), דְּגָתָם Isaiah 50:2; Psalm 105:29 + Ezekiel 47:10 ᵑ0 compare above — fish, almost always collective; fish of sea דְּגַת הַיָּם Genesis 1:26,28 (P) Ezekiel 47:10 (in simile); in Nile (יְאֹר) Exodus 7:18,21 (E) compare Psalm 105:29, דְּגַת יְאֹרֶיךָ Ezekiel 29:4 (twice in verse) (compare above) Ezekiel 29:5; in sea and rivers Isaiah 50:2; Ezekiel 47:9,10; food in Egypt Numbers 11:5 (JE); image of fish forbidden in worship, as of beasts and birds Deuteronomy 4:18 (on sacredness of fish, and use in sacrifice compare Selden^{De Diis Syris, ii. 3.} RS^{Sern. i. 274}); of single fish only Jonah 2:2 (Jonah 2:1 (twice in verse); Jonah 2:11 דָּג) by late usage; compare conversely דָּאג = דָּגָהcollective Nehemiah 13:16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fish

Feminine of dag, and meaning the same -- fish.

see HEBREW dag

Forms and Transliterations

בִּדְגַ֤ת בִדְגַ֨ת בדגת דְּגַ֣ת דְּגָתָֽם׃ דְּגָתָם֙ דְגַת־ דְגָתָ֔ם דָּגָ֥ה דגה דגת דגת־ דגתם דגתם׃ הַדָּגָ֔ה הַדָּגָ֖ה הַדָּגָֽה׃ הדגה הדגה׃ וְהַדָּגָ֧ה וְהַדָּגָ֨ה והדגה כִּדְגַ֛ת כדגת biḏ·ḡaṯ ḇiḏ·ḡaṯ bidGat biḏḡaṯ ḇiḏḡaṯ dā·ḡāh daGah dāḡāh də·ḡā·ṯām ḏə·ḡā·ṯām də·ḡaṯ ḏə·ḡaṯ- degat dəḡaṯ ḏəḡaṯ- degaTam dəḡāṯām ḏəḡāṯām had·dā·ḡāh haddaGah haddāḡāh kiḏ·ḡaṯ kidGat kiḏḡaṯ vehaddaGah vidGat wə·had·dā·ḡāh wəhaddāḡāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 1:26
HEB: כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף
NAS: and let them rule over the fish of the sea
KJV: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
INT: to our likeness rule the fish of the sea the birds

Genesis 1:28
HEB: וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ וּרְד֞וּ בִּדְגַ֤ת הַיָּם֙ וּבְע֣וֹף
NAS: it; and rule over the fish of the sea
KJV: and have dominion over the fish of the sea,
INT: and subdue and rule the fish of the sea the birds

Exodus 7:18
HEB: וְהַדָּגָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־ בַּיְאֹ֛ר
NAS: The fish that are in the Nile
KJV: And the fish that [is] in the river
INT: the fish that Nile

Exodus 7:21
HEB: וְהַדָּגָ֨ה אֲשֶׁר־ בַּיְאֹ֥ר
NAS: The fish that [were] in the Nile died,
KJV: And the fish that [was] in the river
INT: the fish were Nile

Numbers 11:5
HEB: זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ אֶת־ הַדָּגָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ נֹאכַ֥ל
NAS: We remember the fish which
KJV: We remember the fish, which we did eat
INT: remember the fish which to eat

Deuteronomy 4:18
HEB: תַּבְנִ֛ית כָּל־ דָּגָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־ בַּמַּ֖יִם
NAS: of any fish that is in the water
KJV: the likeness of any fish that [is] in the waters
INT: the likeness of any fish is in water

Psalm 105:29
HEB: וַ֝יָּ֗מֶת אֶת־ דְּגָתָֽם׃
NAS: into blood And caused their fish to die.
KJV: into blood, and slew their fish.
INT: blood to die their fish

Isaiah 50:2
HEB: מִדְבָּ֔ר תִּבְאַ֤שׁ דְּגָתָם֙ מֵאֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם
NAS: a wilderness; Their fish stink
KJV: a wilderness: their fish stinketh,
INT: A wilderness stink their fish none of water

Ezekiel 29:4
HEB: בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥י דְגַת־ יְאֹרֶ֖יךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָ
NAS: in your jaws And make the fish of your rivers
KJV: in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers
INT: your jaws cling the fish of your rivers to your scales

Ezekiel 29:4
HEB: וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ דְּגַ֣ת יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ
NAS: And all the fish of your rivers
KJV: of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers
INT: of your rivers and all the fish of your rivers to your scales

Ezekiel 29:5
HEB: וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ דְּגַ֣ת יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ עַל־
NAS: you and all the fish of your rivers;
KJV: thee [thrown] into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers:
INT: to the wilderness and all the fish of your rivers on

Ezekiel 47:9
HEB: יִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה הַדָּגָ֖ה רַבָּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד
NAS: many fish, for these
KJV: great multitude of fish, because these waters
INT: will live will come fish many will be very

Ezekiel 47:10
HEB: לְמִינָה֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה דְגָתָ֔ם כִּדְגַ֛ת הַיָּ֥ם
NAS: of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds,
KJV: nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds,
INT: to their kinds will come their fish the fish Sea

Ezekiel 47:10
HEB: תִּהְיֶ֣ה דְגָתָ֔ם כִּדְגַ֛ת הַיָּ֥ם הַגָּד֖וֹל
NAS: will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the Great
KJV: shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great
INT: will come their fish the fish Sea of the Great

Jonah 2:1
HEB: אֱלֹהָ֑יו מִמְּעֵ֖י הַדָּגָֽה׃
NAS: his God from the stomach of the fish,
KJV: his God out of the fish's belly,
INT: his God the stomach of the fish

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1710
15 Occurrences

biḏ·ḡaṯ — 1 Occ.
dā·ḡāh — 1 Occ.
ḏə·ḡaṯ- — 3 Occ.
də·ḡā·ṯām — 3 Occ.
had·dā·ḡāh — 3 Occ.
kiḏ·ḡaṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·had·dā·ḡāh — 2 Occ.
ḇiḏ·ḡaṯ — 1 Occ.