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fish´hook (סּיר דּוּגה, ṣı̄r duÌ„ghaÌ„h, ×—×›Ö¼×”, hÌ£akkaÌ„h): The word “fishhooks†occurs but twice in the American Standard Revised Version (; ). In other passages the word hook or “angle†is applied to this instrument for fishing (; ). The ancient Egyptian noblemen used to amuse themselves by fishing from their private fishpools with hook and line. The Egyptian monuments show that the hook was quite commonly used for catching fish. The hook is still used in Bible lands, although not as commonly as nets. It is called a sÌ£innaÌ‚rat, probably from the same root as cinnaÌ„h, the plural of which is translated hooks in . In , ἀÌγκιστÏον, aÌgkistron (literally, “fishhookâ€), is rendered “hook.â€