פֶּלֶגpeleg
(cleft) channel, (artificial) canal (Psalms 65:10; Isaiah 30:25; Psalms 1:3; Isaiah 32:2; Proverbs 21:1)
Pronunciation: peh'-leg · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6388
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Job 29:6 My steps were awash in cream, and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.
- Psalms 1:3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
- Psalms 46:4 A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High.
- Psalms 65:9 You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
- Psalms 119:136 Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.
- Proverbs 5:16 Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).