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fishes

Meaning of “fishes”

Sense 1: Aquatic animals. Sense 2: As a verb, catches fish.

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:2

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Genesis 9:2
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 9:2 · retained source text

And the feare of you, & the dread of you shall be vpon euery beast of the earth, and vpon euery fowle of the aire, vpon all that mooueth vpon the earth, and vpon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they deliuered.

1 Kings 4:33
And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 4:33 · retained source text

And hee spake of trees, from the Cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto the Hyssope that springeth out of the wall: hee spake also of beasts, and of foule, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

Job 12:8
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
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1611 witness · Job 12:8 · retained source text

Or speake to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare vnto thee.

Ecclesiastes 9:12
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 9:12 · retained source text

For man also knoweth not his time, as the fishes that are taken in an euil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sonnes of men snared in an euill time, when it falleth suddenly vpon them.

1611 marginal noteProu.29.6.

Ezekiel 38:20
So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 38:20 · retained source text

So that the fishes of the sea, and the foules of the heauen, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creepe vpon the earth, and all the men that are vpon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountaines shall be throwen downe, and the steepe places shall fall, and euery wall shall fall to the ground.

1611 marginal noteOr, towres. Or staires.

Hosea 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
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1611 witness · Hosea 4:3 · retained source text

Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beastes of the field, and with the foules of heauen, yea the fishes of the Sea also shall be taken away.

Habakkuk 1:14
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 1:14 · retained source text

And makest men as the fishes of the Sea, as the creeping things, that haue no ruler ouer them.

1611 marginal noteOr, moouing.

Zephaniah 1:3
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:3 · retained source text

I will consume man and beast: I will consume the foules of the heauen and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked, and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, Idoles.

Matthew 14:17
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 14:17 · retained source text

And they say vnto him, We haue heere but fiue loaues, and two fishes.

Matthew 14:19
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 14:19 · retained source text

And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, & tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looking vp to heauen, hee blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his Disciples, and the Disciples to the multitude.

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