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Bible Concordance

Mark 1:16 One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman. (WEY)

Thesaurus

Fisherman (1 Occurrence)
... fishery. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FISHER; FISHERMAN. fish ... monuments. James
A. Patch. Multi-Version Concordance Fisherman (1 Occurrence). Mark ...
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Fisherman's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Fisherman's (1 Occurrence). John 21:7 This made
the disciple whom Jesus loved say to Peter, "It is the ...
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Fisher (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan;
the black cat. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FISHER; FISHERMAN. ...
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Fishing (4 Occurrences)
... coast. It is used at night by torchlight. (3) With Nets: In the most familiar
Bible stories of fisherman life a net was used. Today ...
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Zebedee (11 Occurrences)
... A Galilean fisherman, the husband of Salome (qv), and the father of James and John,
two of our Lord's disciples (Matthew 4:21; 27:56; Mark 15:40). ...
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Fishermen (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Fisherman. Multi-Version Concordance
Fishermen (8 Occurrences). Matthew 4:18 Walking by ...
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James (40 Occurrences)
... the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He was by trade a fisherman, in
partnership with Peter (Matthew 20:20; 27:56). With John ...
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Andrew (12 Occurrences)
... Andrew had spent his earlier years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, but on
learning of the fame of John the Baptist, he departed along with a band of his ...
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Nathanael (6 Occurrences)
... See next article. NATHANAEL (2). (nethan'el, "God has given"; Nathanael): Nathanael,
who was probably a fisherman, belonged to Cana in Galilee (John 21:2 ...
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Nets (33 Occurrences)
... 1:16 One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew,
Simon's brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman...
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Greek

231. halieus -- a fisherman
... a fisherman. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: halieus Phonetic Spelling:
(hal-ee-yoos') Short Definition: a fisherman Definition: a fisherman. ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FISHER; FISHERMAN

fish'-er fish'-er-man (dayyagh, dawwagh; halieus; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek haleeus):

Although but few references to fishermen are made in the Bible, these men and their calling are brought into prominence by Jesus' call to certain Galilee fishermen to become His disciples (Matthew 4:18, 19 Mark 1:16, 17). Fishermen, then as now, formed a distinct class. The strenuousness of the work (Luke 5:2) ruled out the weak and indolent. They were crude in manner, rough in speech and in their treatment of others (Luke 9:49, 54 John 18:10). James and John before they became tempered by Jesus' influence were nicknamed the "sons of thunder" (Mark 3:17). The fishermen's exposure to all kinds of weather made them hardy and fearless. They were accustomed to bear with patience many trying circumstances. They often toiled for hours without success, and yet were always ready to try once more (Luke 5:5 John 21:3). Such men, when impelled by the same spirit as filled their Master, became indeed "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19 Mark 1:17).

One of the striking instances of the fulfillment of prophecy is the use by the Syrian fishermen today of the site of ancient Tyre as a place for the spreading of their nets (Ezekiel 26:5, 14).

Figurative: Fish were largely used as food (Habakkuk 1:16), hence, the lamentation of the fishermen, who provided for all, typified general desolation (Isaiah 19:8). On the other hand, abundance of fish and many fishermen indicated general abundance (Ezekiel 47:10). Our modern expression, "treated like a dog," had its counterpart in the language of the Old Testament writers, when they portrayed the punished people of Judah as being treated like fish. Yahweh would send many fishers to fish them up and put sticks or hooks through their cheeks as a fisherman strings his fish (Jeremiah 16:16 Job 41:2). Such treatment of the people of Judah is depicted on some of the Assyrian monuments.

James A. Patch

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One whose occupation is to catch fish.

2. (n.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.

Strong's Hebrew

1728. davvag -- a fisherman
... << 1727, 1728. davvag. 1729 >>. a fisherman. Transliteration: davvag Phonetic
Spelling: (dav-vawg') Short Definition: fishermen. Word ...
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1771. davvag -- fisher
... davvag or diyyag. 1772 >>. fisher. Transliteration: davvag or diyyag Phonetic Spelling:
(dah-yawg') Short Definition: fisherman. ... From diyg; a fisherman -- fisher ...
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