What does פֶּלֶג · אֱלֹהִים mean in the Bible?
פֶּלֶג · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "stream/channel of God".
Hebrew · H6388, H430
פלג אלהים
A rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
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פֶּלֶג H6388 a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)
Pronunciation paləḡê-māyim
Artificial water channels carved for irrigation; represents human control and direction of divine abundance.
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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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What does פלג אלהים (peleg Elohim) mean in the Bible?
פֶּלֶג · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "stream/channel of God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6388, H430?
H6388, H430 is connected to 2,610 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. stream/channel of God
Strong's H6388, H430
Lexical occurrences 2,610 verses Source Gloss
stream/channel of God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פלג אלהים is built from this root:
פָּלַג H6385
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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