Strong's H591 · Hebrew
אֳנִיָּה
ʼŏnîyâh · /on-ee-yaw'/
Definition
a ship
KJV: ship(-men).
Root / derivation: feminine of H590 (אֳנִי);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אֳנִיָּה across 27 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
27 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Kings2 verses
2 Chronicles4 verses
And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:21For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. ivory: or, elephants' teeth
2 Chronicles 20:36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.
2 Chronicles 20:37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Psalms3 verses
Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah5 verses
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. pleasant: Heb. pictures of desire
Isaiah 23:1The 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 them.
Isaiah 23:14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah 43:14Thus 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, whose cry is in the ships. nobles: Heb. bars
Isaiah 60:9Surely 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 LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Ezekiel3 verses
The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. calkers: or, stoppers of chinks: Heb. strengtheners, etc
Ezekiel 27:25The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel 27:29And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
Jonah3 verses
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 thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jonah 1:4But 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. sent out: Heb. cast forth was like: Heb. thought to be broken
Jonah 1:5Then 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 was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H591 (ʼŏnîyâh) mean?
a ship
How many times does H591 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H591 (אֳנִיָּה) appears in 27 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “ships.”
How is ʼŏnîyâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H591 is rendered as “ships” (26×), “ship” (4×).
Where does the Hebrew word אֳנִיָּה come from?
feminine of H590 (אֳנִי);