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פֶּלֶג H6388
H6388 is the Hebrew word פֶּלֶג, transliterated peleg and said peh'-leg. The King James Version most often renders it rivers.
What it means
a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation).
Where it comes from
from H6385 (פָּלַג).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: river, stream.
Verses using פֶּלֶג
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Job 29:6 · KJV
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
Psalm 1:3 · KJV
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm 46:4 · KJV
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
Psalm 65:9 · KJV
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Psalm 119:136 · KJV
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Proverbs 5:16 · KJV
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Proverbs 21:1 · KJV
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Isaiah 30:25 · KJV
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Isaiah 32:2 · KJV
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Lamentations 3:48 · KJV
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6388 mean?
H6388 is the Hebrew word פֶּלֶג (peleg), meaning a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation).
How is H6388 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rivers (8 times), streams (1 time), river (1 time).
How many times does H6388 appear in the Bible?
פֶּלֶג (peleg) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6388 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6385 (פָּלַג).
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