[GCFL-discuss] Whales and Fish

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Let me clarify:

Dag means fish, any fish: goldfish, cod, salmon, whatever.  The particular
species that swallowed Jonah is not mentioned.
Tanim (Taninim is the plural) is a particular species of fish which happens
to be huge.

greenBubble


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Subject: Re: [GCFL-discuss] Whales and Fish


I recall that Jonah was swallowed by a great fish, not a whale -- which
would have saved many Christian school girls and skeptical science
teachers from unnecessary argument if it were clearly understood.
However, I was working from the King James translation of the reference
in Genesis to great whales. Perhaps they were fish. But why the two
different words, Taninim and Dag Gadol, if both mean big fish? There must
be some reason for the distinction, although, like many inquiries into
meaning, we may not know exactly what the reason is.

Siarlys

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