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נָזַל H5140
H5140 is the Hebrew word נָזַל, transliterated nâzal and said naw-zal'. The King James Version most often renders it floods.
What it means
to drip, or shed by trickling.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
Verses using נָזַל
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 15:8 · KJV
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Numbers 24:7 · KJV
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Deuteronomy 32:2 · KJV
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
Judges 5:5 · KJV
The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
Job 36:28 · KJV
Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
Psalm 78:16 · KJV
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Psalm 78:44 · KJV
And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
Proverbs 5:15 · KJV
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Song of Solomon 4:15 · KJV
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 4:16 · KJV
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Isaiah 44:3 · KJV
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Isaiah 45:8 · KJV
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Isaiah 48:21 · KJV
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Jeremiah 9:18 · KJV
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
Jeremiah 18:14 · KJV
Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
Common questions
What does Strong's H5140 mean?
H5140 is the Hebrew word נָזַל (nâzal), meaning to drip, or shed by trickling.
How is H5140 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it floods (3 times), streams (2 times), pour (1 time), out (1 time), distil (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5140 appear in the Bible?
נָזַל (nâzal) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5140 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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