Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6388 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פֶּלֶג |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6385 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | peleg |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | peh'-leg |
| Meaning: | 1. a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) |
| KJV Renderings: | river, stream. |
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I. פֶּ֫לֶג noun masculine Ps 65:10 (cleft) channel, (artificial) canal; — usually plural פְּלָנִים Isa 30:25 ( + יִבְלֵימָֿ֑יִם); construct פַּלְגֵימַֿיִם Ps 1:3, simile Isa 32:2; Prov 21:1, metaphor Prov 5:16 , of tears Lam 3:48; Ps 119:136 פְּלָגָיו Ps 46:5 (i.e. irrigating canals from river, metaphor); פַּלְגֵישָֿׁ֑מֶן Job 29:6 (figurative of prosperity); singular פֶּלֶג אֱלֹהִים Ps 65:10, poetic of channel for rain (compare Job 38:25).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
