Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to flow
Usage: 1) to flow, distil, flow forth or down, trickle, drop 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flow 1a1a) streams, floods (participle) 1a2) to distil 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to flow
Strong's Number
H5140
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
16
Books
10
Strong's H5140 Quick Answer
Strong's H5140 נָזַל (nazal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nazal (naw-zal') v. 1. to drip, or shed by trickling [a primitive root] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include floods, out, flow, distil, and drop. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- nazal (naw-zal') v. 1. to drip, or shed by trickling [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 16 linked usages
- Books
- 10 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- floods, out, flow, distil, and drop
Meaning and Definition
nazal (naw-zal') v. 1. to drip, or shed by trickling [a primitive root] KJV: distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5140. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5140 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nazal, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
floods
Exodus 15:8
3×
flow
Psalms 147:18
3×
out
Numbers 24:7
3×
distil
Deuteronomy 32:2
2×
Drop
Isaiah 45:8
flowing
Jeremiah 18:14
gush
Jeremiah 9:18
How Strong's H5140 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5140 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5140 in the Old Testament
16 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
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.
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:
Usage Excerpts
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5140.
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.
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.
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:
The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5140, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5140 FAQ
What does nazal (נָזַל) mean?
Nazal (Strong's H5140) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "drip". nazal (naw-zal') v. 1. to drip, or shed by trickling [a primitive root]
How many times is nazal (נָזַל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H5140 across 10 books.
Where can I study nazal (נָזַל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5140 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate nazal (נָזַל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as floods, out, flow, distil, drop, and gush. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.