Word Study · Strong's H6388 · Hebrew
פֶּלֶג
peleg
peh'-leg
“a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)
Rendered in the KJV as
river, stream.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- פַּלְגֵי־5
- כְּפַלְגֵי־1
- פֶּ֣לֶג1
- פַּלְגֵ֫י1
- פְּלָגָ֗יו1
- פְּלָגִ֖ים1
How it is rendered · 6
- streams of5
- [is] streams of1
- [the] stream of1
- like streams of1
- streams1
- streams its1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)6
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpc · 6
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmpc · 1
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms4 of 10 · 40%
- Proverbs2 of 10 · 20%
- Isaiah2 of 10 · 20%
- Job1 of 10 · 10%
- Lamentations1 of 10 · 10%
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Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 1:3פַּלְגֵ֫יpalgeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.here: streams of
- Psalms 46:4פְּלָגָ֗יוpelagavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThere is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.here: streams its
- Psalms 65:9פֶּ֣לֶגpelegnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.here: [the] stream of
- Psalms 119:136פַּלְגֵי־palgei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.here: streams of
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 5:16פַּלְגֵי־palgei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?here: streams of
- Proverbs 21:1פַּלְגֵי־palgei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.here: [is] streams of
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 30:25פְּלָגִ֖יםpelagimnoun · masculine pluralAnd from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.here: streams
- Isaiah 32:2כְּפַלְגֵי־kefalgei-preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.here: like streams of
Same headword in Strong's