Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
stream
Usage: channel, canal
Strong's Number
H6388
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
5
Strong's H6388 Quick Answer
Strong's H6388 פֶּלֶג (peleg) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. peleg (peh'-leg) n-m. 1. a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) [from H6385] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include water, waters, rivers, and river. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- peleg (peh'-leg) n-m. 1. a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) [from H6385]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- water, waters, rivers, and river
Meaning and Definition
peleg (peh'-leg) n-m. 1. a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) [from H6385] KJV: river, stream. Root(s): H6385
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6388. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6388 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render peleg, 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.
How Strong's H6388 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 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6388 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 H6388 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
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.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6388.
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
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.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
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.
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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.
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.
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6388, grouped by book.
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6388 FAQ
What does peleg (פֶּלֶג) mean?
Peleg (Strong's H6388) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "river". peleg (peh'-leg) n-m. 1. a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) [from H6385]
How many times is peleg (פֶּלֶג) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H6388 across 5 books.
Where can I study peleg (פֶּלֶג) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6388 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate peleg (פֶּלֶג)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as water, waters, rivers, and river. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.