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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פֶּלֶג H6388
Pronunciation paləḡê-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 It streams 5× Job 29:6, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 119:136, Isaiah 30:25
is a waterway 1× Proverbs 21:1
like streams 1× Isaiah 32:2
The streams 1× Psalms 65:9
whose streams 1× Psalms 46:4
your streams 1× Proverbs 5:16
Show sample aligned rows
Job 29:6 פַּלְגֵי־ to streams Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 1:3 פַּלְגֵ֫י to streams Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 46:4 פְּלָגָ֗יו to whose streams Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 65:9 פֶּ֣לֶג to The streams Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 119:136 פַּלְגֵי־ to streams Noun - masculine plural construct Proverbs 5:16 פַּלְגֵי־ to your streams Noun - masculine plural construct Proverbs 21:1 פַּלְגֵי־ to is a waterway Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 30:25 פְּלָגִ֖ים to streams Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 32:2 כְּפַלְגֵי־ to like streams Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Lamentations 3:48 פַּלְגֵי־ to Streams Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 29:6
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Job 1 Psalms 4 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 2 Lamentations 1
Source forms
פַּלְגֵי־ 5x pal·ḡê- Job 29:6, Psalms 119:136, Proverbs 5:16, Proverbs 21:1
כְּפַלְגֵי־ 1x kə·p̄al·ḡê- Isaiah 32:2
פֶּ֣לֶג 1x pe·leḡ Psalms 65:9
פַּלְגֵ֫י 1x pal·ḡê Psalms 1:3
פְּלָגָ֗יו 1x pə·lā·ḡāw Psalms 46:4
פְּלָגִ֖ים 1x pə·lā·ḡîm Isaiah 30:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 6x Job 29:6, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 119:136, Proverbs 5:16
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 30:25
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 46:4
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 65:9
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Isaiah 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 definition Source: 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 1:1-3 פַּלְגֵי־מָיִם paləḡê-māyim
streams of water; irrigation channels
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Word Origins
פֶּלֶג is built from this root:
פָּלַג H6385
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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