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אֳנִיָּה H591

H591 is the Hebrew word אֳנִיָּה, transliterated ʼŏnîyâh and said on-ee-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it ships.

Word: אֳנִיָּהTransliteration: ʼŏnîyâhSaid: on-ee-yaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 27 verses

What it means

a ship.

Where it comes from

feminine of H590 (אֳנִי).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ships 26×ship 4×shipmen 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: ship(-men).

Verses using אֳנִיָּה

All 27 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 49:13 · KJV

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

Deuteronomy 28:68 · KJV

And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Judges 5:17 · KJV

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

1 Kings 9:27 · KJV

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

1 Kings 22:48 · KJV

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.

1 Kings 22:49 · KJV

Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

2 Chronicles 8:18 · KJV

And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:21 · KJV

For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

2 Chronicles 20:36 · KJV

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.

2 Chronicles 20:37 · KJV

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

Job 9:26 · KJV

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

Psalm 48:7 · KJV

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

Psalm 104:26 · KJV

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

Psalm 107:23 · KJV

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

Proverbs 30:19 · KJV

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

Proverbs 31:14 · KJV

She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

Isaiah 2:16 · KJV

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

Isaiah 23:1 · KJV

The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

Isaiah 23:14 · KJV

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

Isaiah 60:9 · KJV

Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

Ezekiel 27:9 · KJV

The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:25 · KJV

The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

Ezekiel 27:29 · KJV

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;

Daniel 11:40 · KJV

And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

Jonah 1:3 · KJV

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Jonah 1:4 · KJV

But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Jonah 1:5 · KJV

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

Common questions

What does Strong's H591 mean?

H591 is the Hebrew word אֳנִיָּה (ʼŏnîyâh), meaning a ship.

How is H591 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ships (26 times), ship (4 times), shipmen (1 time).

How many times does H591 appear in the Bible?

אֳנִיָּה (ʼŏnîyâh) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H591 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H590 (אֳנִי).

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