דָּג

n.m. Jon 2:1 fish (NH id.)—דָּג Jon 2:1(×2), 11 + Ne 13:16 Qr (Kt דָּאג); דָּגִים 1 K 5:13 + 6 times; דְּגֵי Gn 9:2 + 7 times;—fish of sea Jon 2:1(×2), 11 (in v 1 ד׳ גָּדוֹל); Ne 13:16 (דָּאג Kt דָּג article of Tyrian trade; only here coll., read perhaps דָּגָה; or regard as late usage, cf. converse דָּגָה of individual Jon 2:2);—elsewhere always pl.: as subj. of Solomon’s utterance 1 K 5:13; fish-spear צִלְצַל דגים Jb 40:31; most often דְּגֵי הַיָּם Gn 9:2 (P), ψ 8:9 Ho 4:3 Zp 1:3 Ez 38:20 Jb 12:8 (in all opp. to beasts & birds, & appar. used with them, + רֶמֶשׂ Ez. cf. vb. רמשׂ Gn, for animal creation in general; also Hb 1:14 cf. infr.); Nu 11:22 (JE) of fish (with beasts) as food (cf. Gn 9:2f.) in simile of men ensnared, like fish taken in net (מְצוֹדָה) Ec 9:12 cf. Hb 1:14 (דְּגֵי הַיָּם); 4 times שַׁעַר הַדָּגִים fish-gate 2 Ch 33:14 Zp 1:10 Ne 3:3; 12:39 (on situation cf. שַׁעַר).