Fish, used collectively for fish as a group. Related to dag (H1709, fish). Fish appear in creation, provision, judgment, and prophetic symbolism throughout Scripture.
Fish are woven through the biblical narrative as symbols of God's sovereignty over creation. God created sea creatures on Day 5 (Gen 1:21). The great fish swallowed Jonah as an instrument of divine discipline and rescue (Jon 1:17). Jesus multiplied fish to feed thousands, called fishermen as apostles, and after the resurrection cooked fish on the shore (John 21:9) — restoring Peter at the same medium where He first called him.