What does נָזַל (nāzal) mean in the Bible?
נָזַל (nāzal): Liquid movement downward by natural force; used of tears, water, and metaphorically of divine abundance or judgment flowing forth.
Hebrew · H5140
נָזַל
To drip , or shed by trickling
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נָזַל H5140
Pronunciation nāzal
What does נָזַל (nāzal) mean in the Bible?
נָזַל (nāzal): Liquid movement downward by natural force; used of tears, water, and metaphorically of divine abundance or judgment flowing forth.
Full entry for נָזַל (H5140) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5140?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flow (2), and currents (1), and from their streams (1), and running water (1), and spread the fragrance (1).
Where does נָזַל (nāzal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (3), Jeremiah (2), Song Of Solomon (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It flow 2× Psalms 147:18, Isaiah 48:21
and currents 1× Isaiah 44:3
and from their streams 1× Psalms 78:44
and running water 1× Proverbs 5:15
and spread the fragrance 1× Song Of Solomon 4:16
flowing 1× Jeremiah 18:14
flowing down 1× Song Of Solomon 4:15
may gush 1× Jeremiah 9:18
pour down 1× Isaiah 45:8
pour out 1× Job 36:28
quaked 1× Judges 5:5
settle 1× Deuteronomy 32:2
streams 1× Psalms 78:16
the currents 1× Exodus 15:8
will flow 1× Numbers 24:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:8 נֹזְלִ֑ים to the currents Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Numbers 24:7 יִֽזַּל־ to will flow Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:2 תִּזַּ֥ל to settle Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Judges 5:5 נָזְל֖וּ to quaked Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Job 36:28 יִזְּל֥וּ to pour out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 78:16 נוֹזְלִ֣ים to streams Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Psalms 78:44 וְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗ם to and from their streams Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 147:18 יִזְּלוּ־ to flow Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Proverbs 5:15 וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים to and running water Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 4:15 וְנֹזְלִ֖ים to flowing down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 15:8
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 10
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
יִזְּלוּ־ 3x yiz·zə·lū- Psalms 147:18, Isaiah 45:8, Jeremiah 9:18
וְנֹזְלִ֖ים 2x wə·nō·zə·lîm Song Of Solomon 4:15, Isaiah 44:3
הִזִּ֣יל 1x hiz·zîl Isaiah 48:21
וְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗ם 1x wə·nō·zə·lê·hem Psalms 78:44
וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים 1x wə·nō·zə·lîm Proverbs 5:15
יִֽזַּל־ 1x yiz·zal- Numbers 24:7
יִזְּל֥וּ 1x yiz·zə·lū Job 36:28
יִזְּל֣וּ 1x yiz·zə·lū Song Of Solomon 4:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x Job 36:28, Psalms 147:18, Song Of Solomon 4:16, Isaiah 45:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 3x Proverbs 5:15, Song Of Solomon 4:15, Isaiah 44:3
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 3x Exodus 15:8, Psalms 78:16, Jeremiah 18:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 78:44
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 48:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 32:2
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Numbers 24:7
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Judges 5:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Liquid movement downward by natural force; used of tears, water, and metaphorically of divine abundance or judgment flowing forth.
Source Gloss
to drip , or shed by trickling
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Liquid movement downward by natural force; used of tears, water, and metaphorically of divine abundance or judgment flowing forth.
to drip, or shed by trickling BDB: flow Usage: distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 12
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 11×
Imperfect Isa 45:8 · Jer 9:17 · Job 36:28 · Ps 147:18 · Deut 32:2 · Num 24:7 6×
Participle active Exod 15:8 · Jer 18:14 · Ps 78:16 3×
Perfect Judg 5:5 1×
Jussive Song 4:16 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Perfect Isa 48:21 1×
Word Origins
נָזַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain