The meaning of “דָּגָה”
Understanding dâgâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of דָּג, and meaning the same fish. - {a fish (often used collectively)} 1) fish
דָּגָה
feminine of דָּג, and meaning the same fish. - {a fish (often used collectively)} 1) fish
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:28 | “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” Word: דָּגָה (dâgâh) | |
| Exodus 7:21 | “And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.” Word: דָּגָה (dâgâh) | |
| Numbers 11:5 | “We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:” Word: דָּגָה (dâgâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:18 | “The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:” Word: דָּגָה (dâgâh) | |
| Psalms 105:29 | “He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.” Word: דָּגָה (dâgâh) |
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