fish

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Grand division of animal kingdom
(Gen. 1:21-2221And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. (Genesis 1:21‑22)). Without scales, unclean (Lev. 11:9-129These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. (Leviticus 11:9‑12)). Plenty in waters of Palestine (Luke 5:55And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. (Luke 5:5)). Worship of, prohibited (Deut. 4:1818The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: (Deuteronomy 4:18)). Caught with nets, hooks, and spears (Hab. 1:1515They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. (Habakkuk 1:15); Luke 5:5-75And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 6And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. (Luke 5:5‑7); Job 41:77Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? (Job 41:7)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Dec. 10-20, 1937. Fishermen near Sidon.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Transliteration:
dagah
Phonic:
daw-gaw’
Meaning:
feminine of 1709, and meaning the same
KJV Usage:
fish