da.gah denotes aquatic creatures, especially those in waters, as subjects of rule, food, death, and abundance.

The term denotes aquatic creatures in varied settings: creatures of sea, river, or Nile waters; objects of human dominion and food; and creatures depicted as dying, multiplying, or being caught. The same reference remains in construct forms that specify the waters or setting to which they belong.

1. Aquatic creatures in waters and human settings · dominant

   Absolute forms occur in clauses about creatures in water: in Exodus 7:18 and Exodus 7:21 the APB renders the fish in the Nile as dying, while in Ezekiel 47:9 it renders them as becoming very many in healed waters. Construct forms identify creatures by their setting or possession: in Genesis 1:26 and Genesis 1:28 the APB renders creatures of the sea as placed under human rule, and in Ezekiel 29:4 the fish of the Nile are said to cling to scales.

   Exodus 7:18Exodus 7:21Ezekiel 47:9Genesis 1:26Genesis 1:28Ezekiel 29:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the term with “fish,” including fish of the Nile, sea, rivers, and waters. In Jonah 2:2, however, the supplied APB verse does not visibly present an aquatic creature, so its specific contribution cannot be isolated from that translation.