אֳנִיָּה oniyyah
Hebrew word for “fleet” · Strong’s H591 · used 31 times in 28 verses
Meaning
1) ship; 1a) men of ships, seamen
How it is translated
Glosses given for oniyyah in context, with how often each is used:
- ships 26
- ship 4
- like the ships 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles | 6 | 0.5 | |
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Kings | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Ezekiel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Jonah | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Proverbs | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 27 (3), Jonah 1 (3), 1 Kings 22 (2), 2 Chronicles 20 (2), Isaiah 23 (2), Genesis 49 (1), Deuteronomy 28 (1), Judges 5 (1), 1 Kings 9 (1), 2 Chronicles 8 (1)
Forms
- אניות 19
- באניות 4
- אניה 2
- כאניות 1
- ואניות 1
- מאניותיהם 1
- ובאניות 1
- והאניה 1
- באניה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with oniyyah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ tarshish “Tarshish” 11
- יָם yam “sea” 11
- עִם im “with” 9
- מַלָּח mallach “mariner” 3
- יָרַד yarad “to go down” 5
- שָׁבַר shavar “to break” 4
- עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 5
- יְהוֹשָׁפָט yehoshaphat “Jehoshaphat” 3
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 6
- זָהָב zahav “gold” 4
- חוֹף choph “coast” 2
- עֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶר etsyon gever “Ezion-geber” 2
Key verses
The verses using oniyyah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 49:13 — Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
- Deuteronomy 28:68 — And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold…
- 1 Kings 22:48 — Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
- Psalms 48:7 — Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
- Isaiah 2:16 — And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
- Isaiah 23:1 — The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to…
- Isaiah 43:14 — Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans,…
- Isaiah 60:9 — Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the…
- Daniel 11:40 — And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with…
- Jonah 1:3 — But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare…
- Jonah 1:4 — But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
- Jonah 1:5 — Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.