Strong’s H1728 · Hebrew
דַּוָּג
davvâg
dav-vawg'
Definition
a fisherman
Etymology
an orthographical variation of H1709 (דָּג) as a denominative (H1771 (דַּיָּג));
Where the KJV renders it
- fisher
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