What does פֶּלֶג (paləḡê-māyim) mean in the Bible?
פֶּלֶג (paləḡê-māyim): Artificial water channels carved for irrigation; represents human control and direction of divine abundance.
Hebrew · H6388
פֶּלֶג
A rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)
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פֶּלֶגH6388
Pronunciationpaləḡê-māyim
What does פֶּלֶג (paləḡê-māyim) mean in the Bible?
פֶּלֶג (paləḡê-māyim): Artificial water channels carved for irrigation; represents human control and direction of divine abundance.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6388?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include streams (5), is a waterway (1), like streams (1), The streams (1), whose streams (1).
Where does פֶּלֶג (paləḡê-māyim) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 29:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Isaiah (2), Proverbs (2), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itstreams5×Job 29:6, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 119:136, Isaiah 30:25
is a waterway1×Proverbs 21:1
like streams1×Isaiah 32:2
The streams1×Psalms 65:9
whose streams1×Psalms 46:4
your streams1×Proverbs 5:16
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Job 29:6פַּלְגֵי־tostreamsNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 1:3פַּלְגֵ֫יtostreamsNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 46:4פְּלָגָ֗יוtowhose streamsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 65:9פֶּ֣לֶגtoThe streamsNoun - masculine singular constructPsalms 119:136פַּלְגֵי־tostreamsNoun - masculine plural constructProverbs 5:16פַּלְגֵי־toyour streamsNoun - masculine plural constructProverbs 21:1פַּלְגֵי־tois a waterwayNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 30:25פְּלָגִ֖יםtostreamsNoun - masculine pluralIsaiah 32:2כְּפַלְגֵי־tolike streamsPreposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructLamentations 3:48פַּלְגֵי־toStreamsNoun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 29:6
Aligned rows10
Books represented5
Job1Psalms4Proverbs2Isaiah2Lamentations1
Source forms
פַּלְגֵי־5xpal·ḡê-Job 29:6, Psalms 119:136, Proverbs 5:16, Proverbs 21:1
כְּפַלְגֵי־1xkə·p̄al·ḡê-Isaiah 32:2
פֶּ֣לֶג1xpe·leḡPsalms 65:9
פַּלְגֵ֫י1xpal·ḡêPsalms 1:3
פְּלָגָ֗יו1xpə·lā·ḡāwPsalms 46:4
פְּלָגִ֖ים1xpə·lā·ḡîmIsaiah 30:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct6xJob 29:6, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 119:136, Proverbs 5:16
Noun - masculine plural1xIsaiah 30:25
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xPsalms 46:4
Noun - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 65:9
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct1xIsaiah 32:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Artificial water channels carved for irrigation; represents human control and direction of divine abundance.
Source Gloss
a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Artificial water channels carved for irrigation; represents human control and direction of divine abundance.
a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) BDB: channel Usage: river, stream.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
Psalms 1:1-3פַּלְגֵי־מָיִםpaləḡê-māyim
streams of water; irrigation channels
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Word Origins
פֶּלֶג is built from this root:
פָּלַגH6385
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