דַּיָּגdayâg

fisher, fisherman (Ezekiel 47:10; Isaiah 19:8; Jeremiah 16:16)

Pronunciation: dah-yawg' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1771

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 19:8 The fishermen will lament for lack of work. Those who cast hooks into the Nile will groan, and those who use nets will lose heart.
  • Jeremiah 16:16 “But now I am sending for many fishermen who will catch them,” says the Lord. “I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).