Skip to the text

דָּגָה

da.gah

to multiply

Open in Word Study

Strong’s H1711Verb1 time in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

may they multiply1

In the text

Genesis 48:16וְיִדְגּוּ
the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[דָּגָה] vb. multiply, increase (intr.); Gn 48:16 (E).

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.