6388. peleg

Lexicon

peleg: Division, stream, channel

Original Word: פֶלֶג
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: peleg
Pronunciation: peh'-leg
Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-leg)
Definition: Division, stream, channel
Meaning: a rill

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

river, stream

From palag; a rill (i.e. Small channel of water, as in irrigation) -- river, stream.

see HEBREW palag

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from palag
Definition
a channel, canal
NASB Translation
channels (1), stream (1), streams (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. מֶּ֫לֶג noun masculine^{Psalm 65:10} (cleft) channel, (artificial) canal; — usually plural מְּלָנִים Isaiah 30:25 ( + יִבְלֵימָֿ֑יִם); construct מַּלְגֵימַֿיִם Psalm 1:3, simile Isaiah 32:2; Proverbs 21:1, metaphor Proverbs 5:16, of tears Lamentations 3:48; Psalm 119:136; מְּלָגָיו Psalm 46:5 (i.e. irrigating canals from river, metaphor); מַּלְגֵישָֿׁ֑מֶן Job 29:6 (figurative of prosperity); singular מֶּלֶג אֱלֹהִים Psalm 65:10, poetic of channel for rain (compare Job 38:25).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb פָּלַג (palag), meaning "to divide" or "to split."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G859 (aphesis): Often translated as "forgiveness" or "release," this term shares the concept of division or separation, as in the release from sins.
• G1279 (diamerismos): Meaning "division" or "distribution," this term reflects the act of dividing or apportioning, similar to the division of waters.
• G1327 (diamerizo): To divide or distribute, often used in the context of dividing spoils or shares.
• G3730 (ochthos): Refers to a bank or shore, the boundary of a watercourse, akin to the banks of a rill.
• G3731 (ochyroō): To fortify or strengthen, metaphorically related to the stabilizing influence of a stream.
• G4215 (potamos): A river or stream, directly corresponding to the concept of a flowing watercourse like פֶלֶג.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term פֶלֶג, its biblical usage, and its thematic connections within the scriptural narrative.

Usage: The term פֶלֶג is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a small stream or channel, often in the context of natural watercourses or divisions of water.

Context: • The Hebrew word פֶלֶג (Peleg) is used to denote a small stream or rill, a minor watercourse that may serve as a natural boundary or division. It is often associated with the imagery of water flowing gently, providing sustenance and life to the surrounding area. The term is used metaphorically in some contexts to describe the division or parting of waters, reflecting the root meaning of "to divide."
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the word appears in poetic and wisdom literature, emphasizing the life-giving and sustaining properties of water. For example, in Psalm 1:3, the righteous man is likened to "a tree planted by streams of water," where "streams" translates the Hebrew פֶלֶג, illustrating the nourishing and stabilizing influence of God's word and presence.
• The concept of division inherent in פֶלֶג also connects to the broader biblical theme of separation and distinction, whether in the physical world or in spiritual and moral realms.

Forms and Transliterations

כְּפַלְגֵי־ כפלגי־ פְּלָגִ֖ים פְּלָגָ֗יו פֶּ֣לֶג פַּלְגֵ֫י פַּלְגֵי־ פלג פלגי פלגי־ פלגיו פלגים kə·p̄al·ḡê- kefalgei kəp̄alḡê- pal·ḡê pal·ḡê- palḡê palḡê- palgei pə·lā·ḡāw pə·lā·ḡîm pe·leḡ pelaGav pəlāḡāw pelaGim pəlāḡîm Peleg peleḡ

Englishman's Concordance

Job 29:6
HEB: יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי־ שָֽׁמֶן׃
NAS: poured out for me streams of oil!
KJV: poured me out rivers of oil;
INT: poured me streams of oil

Psalm 1:3
HEB: שָׁת֪וּל עַֽל־ פַּלְגֵ֫י מָ֥יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: [firmly] planted by streams of water,
KJV: planted by the rivers of water,
INT: planted by streams of water Which

Psalm 46:4
HEB: נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־
NAS: There is a river whose streams make glad
KJV: [There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad
INT: river streams make the city

Psalm 65:9
HEB: רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא
NAS: enrich it; The stream of God
KJV: enrichest it with the river of God,
INT: greatly enrich the stream of God is full

Psalm 119:136
HEB: פַּלְגֵי־ מַ֭יִם יָרְד֣וּ
NAS: My eyes shed streams of water, Because
KJV: Rivers of waters run down
INT: streams of water shed

Proverbs 5:16
HEB: ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי־ מָֽיִם׃
NAS: abroad, Streams of water
KJV: abroad, [and] rivers of waters
INT: abroad the streets Streams of water

Proverbs 21:1
HEB: פַּלְגֵי־ מַ֣יִם לֶב־
NAS: heart is [like] channels of water
KJV: of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water:
INT: is channels of water heart

Isaiah 30:25
HEB: גִּבְעָ֣ה נִשָּׂאָ֔ה פְּלָגִ֖ים יִבְלֵי־ מָ֑יִם
NAS: hill there will be streams running
KJV: hill, rivers [and] streams
INT: hill high will be streams running water

Isaiah 32:2
HEB: וְסֵ֣תֶר זָ֑רֶם כְּפַלְגֵי־ מַ֣יִם בְּצָי֔וֹן
NAS: from the storm, Like streams of water
KJV: from the tempest; as rivers of water
INT: shelter the storm streams of water A dry

Lamentations 3:48
HEB: פַּלְגֵי־ מַ֙יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד
NAS: run down with streams of water
KJV: runneth down with rivers of water
INT: streams of water run

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6388
10 Occurrences

kə·p̄al·ḡê- — 1 Occ.
pal·ḡê- — 6 Occ.
pə·lā·ḡāw — 1 Occ.
pə·lā·ḡîm — 1 Occ.
pe·leḡ — 1 Occ.