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דָּג H1709
H1709 is the Hebrew word דָּג, transliterated dâg and said dawg. The King James Version most often renders it fish.
What it means
a fish (often used collectively).
Where it comes from
or (fully) דָּאג; (Nehemiah 13:16), from H1711 (דָּגָה); a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (דָּאַג) (as timid); but still better from H1672 (דָּאַג) (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fish.
Verses using דָּג
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 9:2 · KJV
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Numbers 11:22 · KJV
Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
1 Kings 4:33 · KJV
And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
2 Chronicles 33:14 · KJV
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
Nehemiah 3:3 · KJV
But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Nehemiah 12:39 · KJV
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
Nehemiah 13:16 · KJV
There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
Job 12:8 · KJV
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 41:7 · KJV
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
Psalm 8:8 · KJV
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Ecclesiastes 9:12 · KJV
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Ezekiel 38:20 · KJV
So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face 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.
Hosea 4:3 · KJV
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Jonah 1:17 · KJV
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 2:10 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Habakkuk 1:14 · KJV
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
Zephaniah 1:3 · KJV
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
Zephaniah 1:10 · KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1709 mean?
H1709 is the Hebrew word דָּג (dâg), meaning a fish (often used collectively).
How is H1709 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fish (10 times), fishes (7 times), or shall all the fish (1 time), above the fish (1 time), yea the fishes (1 time).
How many times does H1709 appear in the Bible?
דָּג (dâg) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1709 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (fully) דָּאג; (Nehemiah 13:16), from H1711 (דָּגָה); a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (דָּאַג) (as timid); but still better from H1672 (דָּאַג) (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail).
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