Lexical Definition
פֶּלֶג peleg (peh'-leg) stream H:N-M
from פָּלַג
river, stream.
- a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)
1) channel, canal
See Greek: ἄφεσις · διαπορεύομαι · διέξοδος · ὁρμή · ὅρμημα · ποταμός
Usage: 6 forms in 10 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. פֶּ֫לֶג noun masculinePs 65:10* (cleft) channel, (artificial) canal; — usually plural פְּלָנִים Isa 30:25 ( + יִבְלֵימָֿ֑יִם); construct פַּלְגֵימַֿיִם Ps 1:3, simile Isa 32:2; Prov 21:1, metaphor Prov 5:16, of tears Lam 3:48; Ps 119:136 פְּלָגָיו Ps 46:5* (i.e. irrigating canals from river, metaphor); פַּלְגֵישָֿׁ֑מֶן Job 29:6 (figurative of prosperity); singular פֶּלֶג אֱלֹהִים Ps 65:10*, poetic of channel for rain (compare Job 38:25).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 29:6 · 38:25 |
| Psalms | 1:3 · 46:5* · 65:10* · 119:136 |
| Proverbs | 5:16 · 21:1 |
| Isaiah | 30:25 · 32:2 |
| Lamentations | 3:48 |