Description
The dragnet was a long net hanging vertically in the water with floats at the upper edge and weights at the lower edge.
Usage
The dragnet was drawn in by men working in boats or from shore. As the ends were drawn together to the boat or drawn ashore, fish were trapped in the area enclosed by the net.
Translation
A generic term for “net” may be used in languages that do not require that a distinction be made.
In MAT 13:47 the actual form of the net is not so important. What is significant is that the net was sufficiently large to catch a large number of different kinds of fish.
HAB 1:15; HAB 1:16; HAB 1:17: See the comments at Casting net.