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Strong's H591 אֳנִיָּה (oniah)

Oniah means “ship” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G591 — apodidomi (“give away”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H591
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 12

Strong's H591 Quick Answer

Strong's H591 אָנִיָה (oniyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. oniyah (on-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a ship [feminine of H590] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include ships and ship. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
oniyah (on-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a ship [feminine of H590]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ships and ship

Meaning and Definition

oniyah (on-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a ship [feminine of H590] KJV: ship(-men). Root(s): H590

Original Word
אָנִיָה
Transliteration
oniyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 590
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H591. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H591 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render oniyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

ships Genesis 49:13 23× ship Proverbs 30:19

How Strong's H591 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H591 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H591 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:13 KJV

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 KJV

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 unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Judges 5:17 KJV

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H591.

Genesis 49:13 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
Judges 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
1 Kings 9:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
1 Kings 22:48 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
1 Kings 22:49 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
2 Chronicles 8:18 Old Testament, KJV
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 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
For 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.
2 Chronicles 20:36 Old Testament, KJV
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.
2 Chronicles 20:37 Old Testament, KJV
Then 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.
Job 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Psalms 48:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Psalms 104:26 Old Testament, KJV
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Psalms 107:23 Old Testament, KJV
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
Proverbs 30:19 Old Testament, KJV
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Proverbs 31:14 Old Testament, KJV
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Isaiah 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
Isaiah 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
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 them.
Isaiah 23:14 Old Testament, KJV
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah 43:14 Old Testament, KJV
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, whose cry is in the ships.
Isaiah 60:9 Old Testament, KJV
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 LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Ezekiel 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Ezekiel 27:25 Old Testament, KJV
The 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 27:29 Old Testament, KJV
And 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;
Daniel 11:40 Old Testament, KJV
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 horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
Jonah 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
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 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H591, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H591 FAQ

What does oniah (אֳנִיָּה) mean?

Oniah (Strong's H591) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "ship". oniyah (on-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a ship [feminine of H590]

How many times is oniah (אֳנִיָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H591 across 12 books.

Where can I study oniah (אֳנִיָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H591 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate oniah (אֳנִיָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ships and ship. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.