H1771 H1771
fishermen, fishers; those who catch fish (Qere reading)
This is the Qere (standard reading) form for fishermen, appearing in texts where the written Ketiv has slight orthographic variations. The term designates professional fishermen, whether mourning the Nile's failure in Egypt or standing along the shores of the restored Dead Sea in Ezekiel's vision. The Qere/Ketiv variants reflect dialect or spelling differences without changing the meaning.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Qere form of the masculine plural noun meaning fishermen or fishers. Isaiah 19:8 and Jeremiah 16:16 both show this as the preferred reading (with Ketiv variants), while Ezekiel 47:10 uses it as well. In Isaiah, the fishermen mourn Egypt's disaster; in Ezekiel, they stand along the healed Dead Sea ready to fish in newly living waters. The term is occupational, referring to those who fish for livelihood, whether with nets, hooks, or other methods. 2×
AR["الصَّيَّادُونَ", "صَيَّادِينَ"]·ben["(মৎস্যজীবীদের)", "-মাছধরারা"]·DE["[(לדיגים)]", "[הדיגים]"]·EN["for-fishermen", "the-fishermen"]·FR["[(לדיגים)]", "[הדיגים]"]·heb["ה-דייגים", "ל-דייגים"]·HI["मछुआरे", "मछुआरों-को"]·ID["(nelayan-nelayan)", "para-nelayan"]·IT["[(לדיגים)]", "[הדיגים]"]·jav["juru-mancing", "para-nelayan"]·KO["(어부들-에게)", "어부들이"]·PT["os-pescadores", "pescadores]"]·RU["рыбаки", "рыбаков"]·ES["(a-pescadores)", "los-pescadores"]·SW["wavuvi"]·TR["balikcilar", "balıkçılara"]·urd["مچھواروں", "مچھیرے"]
Related Senses
H6629 1. flock, sheep/goats (small livestock) (274×)H1241 1. cattle, herd (bovine livestock) (183×)H0352a 1. ram (male sheep) (156×)H6499 1. young bull, bullock (130×)H3532 1. lamb, young male sheep (105×)H2543 1. donkey (male ass) (96×)H7794 1. ox, bull (79×)H7462b 1. shepherd (agent noun) (76×)H5795 1. she-goat(s), female goat(s) (68×)H7462b 2. to shepherd, tend, pasture (60×)H1581 1. camel (domestic animal) (54×)H0738b 1. lion (46×)G4263 1. sheep (39×)H5739 1. flock or herd of livestock (38×)H5695 1. calf, young bull (35×)H0738a 1. lion (large predatory feline) (34×)H0860 1. female donkey (34×)H3611 1. dog (animal) (32×)H3715a 1. young lion, lion cub (31×)G0721 1. Lamb (29×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [דַּוָּג, דּיָּג] n.m. Ez 47:10 fisher, fisherman, only pl. דַּיָּגִים Is 19:8, דַּיָּגִים Qr Je 16:16 (Kt דוגים). דַּוָּגִים Ez 47:10 & Kt Je 16:16.