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Job 38:25 — Word Study

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WLCמִֽי־ פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃

BSAWhomîy [the one responsible, by whom] cutspâlag a channeltᵉʻâlâh [divides, clears a path] for the floodsheṭeph [overflowing of waters, downpour] or clears a pathderek [way, road] forchăzîyz the thunderboltqôwl [lightning, flash of lightning]

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Job 38:25quick helps
In a sentenceGod questions Job about His control over nature.
Who is speakingThe Lord, addressing Job directly.
Where we areIn a series of rhetorical questions about creation.
The hard wordפָּלַג
Take awayGod's sovereignty over the elements is emphasized.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectמִי verbפָּלַג The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Job 38:25

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — God's Questions to Jobgenerated

24In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
25Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
26to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,
27to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?

Job 38:25 is part of a larger discourse where God poses a series of questions to Job, challenging him to consider the vastness of creation and the power of the Creator. This passage illustrates God's authority over nature, using imagery of floods and thunderbolts to convey His control over chaotic forces.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Job 28:26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
2Job 36:27–28For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
3Job 37:3–6He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4Psalm 29:3–10The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;Job 28:26 Job 36:27–28 Job 37:3–6 Psalm 29:3–10

The Key Word מִי, mi-generated

The word מִי (mi) is an interrogative pronoun used to ask questions about identity, meaning 'who?' or 'whose?'. It often introduces rhetorical questions, emphasizing the speaker's authority and the gravity of the inquiry.

In this context, it sets the stage for a profound reflection on God's sovereignty, inviting Job to ponder who possesses the power to control the elements.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The translations generally agree on the meaning of the verse, rendering it similarly across versions.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verb פִלַּ֣ג (palag), meaning 'does he divide', governs the main clause, which is a question about the action of cutting a channel. The structure emphasizes the action being queried, with the subject מִי (mi) leading the inquiry.

The sentence is built around a series of clauses that explore God's control over natural phenomena, with the main action being divided into specific instances of divine intervention.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates מִי as τίς (tis), maintaining the interrogative nature of the original. This choice underscores the rhetorical questioning employed by God.

The verb פִלַּג is rendered as ἡτοίμασεν (hetoimasen), which implies preparation or arrangement, suggesting a broader interpretation of God's creative acts.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 38:25 presents God asking Job who has the power to create channels for floods or paths for lightning. This verse highlights God's control over nature and the forces that can overwhelm humanity.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What is the significance of God asking 'Who cuts a channel for the flood'?

This question emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over the natural world, illustrating that only He has the authority to control such forces.

Why does God use imagery of floods and thunderbolts?

These images represent chaotic and powerful natural phenomena, reinforcing the idea that God is in command of even the most overwhelming aspects of creation.

How does this verse relate to the overall message of the Book of Job?

This verse is part of God's response to Job, reminding him of the vastness of creation and the limits of human understanding in the face of divine authority.

What can we learn from God's questions to Job?

We can learn about the importance of humility and recognizing our place in relation to God's power and wisdom in the universe.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How do I see God's hand in the natural world around me?
  2. What does it mean to acknowledge God's sovereignty in my life?
  3. In what ways can I respond to the overwhelming situations I face, knowing that God is in control?
  4. How can I cultivate a deeper understanding of God's power as revealed in creation?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

The verse has been referenced by early church fathers, such as Gregory the Dialogist, who discusses God's authority over natural phenomena.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XXIX c. 540–604
Who hath given a course for the most violent shower, and a way for the sounding thunder? If, as we said before, that persecution in the regions of Judaea is designated by the name of divided heat,
Early Church Fathers on Job 38 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 38:25 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters,.... For a very large shower of rain, as the Vulgate Latin version: for this is not to be understood of an aqueduct, channel, or canal

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; Waters. Rain falls, not in a mass on one spot, but in countless separate canals in the air marked out for them.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For the overflowing of waters; for the showers of rain which come down out of the clouds, orderly, moderately, and gradually, as if they were conveyed in pipes or channels; which, without the care of God’ s providence, would fall confusedly, and all together; and, instead of refreshing, would overwhelm the earth. For the lightning of thunder, i.e. for that lightning which, breaking out of the cloud with violence, causeth thunder. Or, for lightning and thunder. Who opened a passage for them out of the cloud in which they were imprisoned? And these are here joined with the rain, because they are commonly accompanied with great showers of rain; which is here noted as a wonderful work of God…

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 38:25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; Ver. 25. Who hath divided (or derived) a watercourse for the overflowing of waters] That is, the waterclouds, for the pouring out of rain, velut per canales et tubulos, as by pipes and conveyances, wheresoever God pleaseth, men being amazed at those miracles of nature; is it not the Lord alone? He it is who divideth the deluge of waters; as it were, draining them into certain furrows which would otherwise fall down from heaven all at once, and make great spoil here below. Or a way for the lightning of thunder] Nimbo sonoro, saith Tremellius. See Job 28:6.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(25) Who hath divided a watercourse.—Rather, cleft a channel for the water-flood.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 25. Divided a water-course] The original תעלה tealah, from עלה alah, to ascend, may signify rather a cloud, or clouds in general, where the waters are stored up. I cannot see how the overflowings or torrents of water can be said to ascend any other way than by evaporation; and it is by this Divine contrivance that the earth is not only irrigated, but even dried; and by this means too much moisture is not permitted to lie upon the ground, which would not only be injurious to vegetation, but even destroy it. But query, may not a waterspout be intended? A way for the lightning of thunder] "A path for the bolt of thunder." God is represented as directing the course even of the lightning…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

25. for the overflowing of waters] Rather, for the rain-flood. The second clause indicates that by the “watercourse” is meant the conduit (Isaiah 7:3) or channel cut through the arch of the heavens, down which the rain-flood pours to the earth. In like manner the lightning follows a track or path prepared for it through the heavens.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who hath divided a water-course for the overflowing of waters - That is, for the waters that flow down from the clouds.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

NETBNew English Translation2006

Who carves out a channel for the heavy rains, and a path for the rumble of thunder,

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

RVARevised Version, American1894

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Who hath deuided the spowtes for the raine? or the way for the lightning of ye thunders,

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Who has divided a conduit for the flood? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Who hath divided off watercourses for the overflowing rain, and a way for the lightning [that is followed by] thunders,

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Who has created the channels for the floods of rain, or who has made a path for the thunder,

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Who cuts a channel for the rain to flow? Who creates a path for the thunderbolt?

BBEBible in Basic English1949

By whom has the way been cut for the flowing of the rain, and the flaming of the thunder;

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clauseclausesubjectמִֽיwho?verbפִלַּ֣גdoes.he.divideprepositional phrase · prepositionalלַfornoun phrasetheשֶּׁ֣טֶףfloodobjectתְּעָלָ֑הa.channelוְ֝andclauseobjectדֶ֗רֶךְa.pathprepositional phrase · prepositionalלַfor.[the]noun phraseחֲזִ֥יזstormקֹלֽוֹתof.thunder.claps

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in content, with five of the seven words matched. The Septuagint's word order and articles differ, reflecting its own syntactical choices while preserving the essence of the Hebrew text.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

מִֽי־ פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
מִֽי־τίςפִלַּ֣גἡτοίμασενלַשֶּׁ֣טֶףλάβρῳתְּעָלָ֑הῥύσινוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְὁδὸν

5 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Job 38:25מִיwho?who?מִיפָּלַגdoes he divdoes he divideפָּלַגשֶׁ֫טֶףfor the flofor the floodשֶׁ֫טֶףתְּעָלָהa channela channelתְּעָלָהדֶּ֫רֶךְand a pathand a pathדֶּ֫רֶךְחֲזִיזfor [the] sfor [the] stormחֲזִיזקוֹלthunder clathunder clapsקוֹלשָׁטַףto overfloto overflowשָׁטַףעָלָהto ascend:to ascend: riseעָלָהדָּרַךְto treadto treadדָּרַךְמָהwhat?what?מָהיָעַדto appointto appointיָעַדכְּמוֹlikelikeכְּמוֹפֶּ֫לֶגPelegPelegפֶּ֫לֶגאָחbrother: mbrother: male-sאָחקֵץendendקֵץמִיwho?who?מִירְפֻאָהremedyremedyרְפֻאָהבְּרֵכָהpoolpoolבְּרֵכָהפָּנָהCorner (GaCorner (Gate)פָּנָהצָפוֹןZaphonZaphonצָפוֹןמָטַרrainrainמָטַרקוֹלvoice: souvoice: soundקוֹלתְּרוּעָהshoutshoutתְּרוּעָהשֹׁפָרtrumpettrumpetשֹׁפָר
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Job 38:25

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps
מִֽי־mi- who? H4310 Pronoun
423× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is used to ask questions like who, whose, or whom. It can also be used to express a wish, like would that or whoever. It appears in many forms throughout the Bible, often in phrases like O that or what.
Amplified meaning
the one responsible, by whom
Tyndale gloss
who?
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִי (mi) is an interrogative pronoun primarily used to ask about persons, meaning 'who?' or 'whose?'. It can also appear in rhetorical questions and has some idiomatic uses, such as 'who among...?' or 'whosoever'. The word is rarely applied to things, and its forms can vary in emphasis.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִי 423 pron.interrog. who? of persons

מִי is rarely used of things, and usually where persons are understood or implied

in the gen. whose

in an indirect qu.

מִי ב׳ who among … ?

strengthened and emph. forms of interrog.

various rhetorical uses whose

מִי may sometimes be rendered whosoever, though, as the examples will shew, it does not really mean it

once, following a verb, any one

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4310 מִי who? of persons . מִי is rarely used of things, and usually where persons are understood or implied

. in the gen. whose

. in an indirect qu.

. מִי ב׳ who among … ?

. strengthened and emph. forms of interrog.

. various rhetorical uses whose

. מִי may sometimes be rendered whosoever, though, as the examples will shew, it does not really mean it

. once, following a verb, any one

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4310 miy me

an interrogative pronoun of persons, as 4100 is of things,

who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also

(indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction

with prefix or suffix:--any (man), X he, X him, + O that!

what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), + would to God.

see HEBREW for 04100

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִי (mi) — who?.

who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Part — Pronoun
HPi
who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps
פִלַּ֣גfi.Lag does he divide H6385 Verb · Piel · perfect third person masculine singular
4× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to split or divide something, like a river or a group of people. It is used in the Bible to describe things being separated.
Tyndale gloss
to divide
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פָּלַג (palag) is a Hebrew verb meaning to split or divide, both literally and figuratively. It has forms in different stems, such as Niphal, indicating a passive action of being divided, and Piel, which involves actively cleaving or dividing. The word appears in contexts like dividing the earth or speech.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[פָּלַג] vb. split, divide

Niph. the earth was divided

Pi.

cleave a channel for rain

divide their speech (their counsels).

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6385 פָּלַג split, divide

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6385 palag paw-lag'

a primitive root; to split (literally or

figuratively):--divide.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פָּלַג (pa.lag) — to divide.

1) to divide, split

1a) (Niphal) to be split, be divided

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to split, cleave

1b2) to divide

Aramaic equivalent: pe.lag (פְּלַג "to divide" H6386)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Piel-Perf-3ms — Verb · Piel · perfect third person masculine singular
HVpp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

di-vid': It is difficult to decide whether ragha` (Job 26:12; Isa 51:15; Jer 31:35) should be rendered "to stir up" or "to still." The Hebrew has both meanings. Some render "He causes the sea to tremble." the Revised Version (British and American) reads "to stir" in text and "to still" in margin, while the King James Version has "to divide" in all three cases. 2Ch 35:13, "carried them quickly" (the King James Version "divided them speedily"). Since cholaq, may mean either "to distribute" or "to be smooth," Ho 10:2 reads "their heart is divided" in the text, but offers "smooth" in margin (the King James Version…

who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps
לַשֶּׁ֣טֶףla.She.tef for the flood H7858 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This noun refers to a flood or downpour, often used to describe a powerful and overwhelming event. It can be literal, as in the story of Noah, or figurative, as in a flood of emotions or troubles. The word is used in several Old Testament books.
Amplified meaning
overflowing of waters, downpour
Tyndale gloss
flood
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֶׁ֫טֶף (sheteph) refers to a flood, either literally or figuratively, and can also imply an overflowing or deluge. It is derived from a related word, שֶׁצֶף (shetsaph), which also means overflowing. The term captures the idea of a significant downpour or inundation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֶׁ֫טֶף, שֶׁ֫צֶף n.m. flood

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7858 שֶׁ֫טֶף, שֶׁ֫צֶף, שֵׁטֶף

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7858 sheteph sheh'-tef

or sheteph {shay'-tef}; from 7857; a deluge (literally or

figuratively):--flood, outrageous, overflowing.

see HEBREW for 07857

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫טֶף (she.teph) — flood.

flood, downpour

Also means: she.tseph (שֶׁצֶף "overflowing" H8241)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HRd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

flud:

In the King James Version not less than 13 words are rendered "flood," though in the Revised Version (British and American) we find in some passages "river," "stream," "tempest," etc. The word is used for: the deluge of Noah, mabbul (Ge 6:17 ff); kataklusmos (Mt 24:38,39; Lu 17:27); the waters of the Red Sea, nazal (Ex 15:8); the Euphrates, nahar, "Your fathers dwelt of old time on the other side of the flood". (the Revised Version (British and American) "beyond the River" Jos 24:2): the Nile, ye'or, "the flood (the Revised Version (British and American) "River") of Egypt" (

Flood

An event recorded in Gen. 7 and 8. (See DELUGE.) In Josh. 24:2, 3, 14, 15, the word “flood” (R.V., “river”) means the river Euphrates. In Ps. 66:6, this word refers to the river Jordan.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

[NOAH]

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See DELUGE.

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps
תְּעָלָ֑הte.'a.Lah a channel H8585 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
11× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word refers to healing, like the process of new skin forming over a wound. It can also mean a channel for water, like a conduit or watercourse, and is used in books like Isaiah and Ezekiel. The idea of healing is central to many biblical stories.
Amplified meaning
divides, clears a path
Tyndale gloss
conduit
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word תְּעָלָה (te'alá) has two main meanings: it refers to a water-course or conduit used for irrigation, and it also denotes healing, particularly in the context of a bandage or plaster for wounds. The word is built from the root meaning to raise or elevate water, and it appears in contexts related to both irrigation and medical care.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

תְּעָלָה n.f. water-course

water-course, conducted for irrigation; hence poet., channel for rain

conduit

trench

base

תְּעָלָה n.f. healing (of new flesh and skin forming over wound)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8585a תְּעָלָה water-course . . water-course, conducted for irrigation; hence poet., channel for rain

. conduit

. trench

H8585b תְּעָלָה healing

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8585 t`alah teh-aw-law'

from 5927; a channel (into which water is raised for

irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a

wound):--conduit, cured, healing, little river, trench,

watercourse.

see HEBREW for 05927

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תְּעָלָה (te.a.lah) — conduit.

conduit, water course, trench

תְּעָלָה (te.a.lah) — healing.

1) healing (of new flesh and skin forming over wound)

1a) (CLBL) bandage, plaister (for healing of wound)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

chan'-el ('aphiq (root 'aphaq, "to hold or contain," "to be strong"; compare Arabic 'afaq "to overcome" and 'afiq, "preeminent"); shibboleth (shabhal, "to go," "to go up or grow," "to flow"; compare Arabic 'asbal, "to flow," "to rain," "to put forth ears"; sabalat, "an ear of grain"; sabil, "a road," "a public fountain")): In Job 12:21; 40:18; 41:15 we have 'aphiq in the sense of "strong" (but compare 40:18, the Revised Version (British and American) "tubes" (of brass)). Elsewhere it is translated "river," "brook," "stream," "channel" or "watercourse." Shibboleth (in the dialect of Ephraim cibboleth (Jud 12:6)) means "an ear of grain" (Ge 41:5 ff; Ru 2:2;

Channel

(1.) The bed of the sea or of a river (Ps. 18:15; Isa. 8:7).

(2.) The “chanelbone” (Job 31:22 marg.), properly “tube” or “shaft,” an old term for the collar-bone.

who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps
וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekh and a path H1870 Conjunction · noun common both singular absolute
708× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Derek refers to a road or path, and can also mean a way of life or manner of action. It is often used to describe a journey or direction, and can be used figuratively to describe a person's character or moral path.
Amplified meaning
way, road
Tyndale gloss
way: road
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (derek) means way, road, or journey, and can refer to both literal paths and figurative courses of life or actions. It encompasses various aspects such as direction, manner, and moral character, often highlighting the nature of one's conduct. The term is used in both positive and negative contexts, reflecting the moral implications of one's path.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

דֶּ֫רֶךְ 715 n.m. way, road, distance, journey, manner

way, road, path

journey

of direction, almost or quite = toward

way, manner

fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings

of moral action and character

of duty

specif.: in good sense

oftener in bad sense

way of י׳

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way, road, distance, journey, manner . way, road, path

. journey

. of direction, almost or quite = toward

. way, manner

. fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings

. . of moral action and character

. of duty

. specif.: in good sense

. oftener in bad sense

. way of י׳

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1870 derek deh'-rek

from 1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of

life or mode of action, often adverb:--along, away, because

of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner,

passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side),

whither(-soever).

see HEBREW for 01869

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: conduct.

: conduct/lifestyle

1) way, road, distance, journey, manner

1a) road, way, path

1b) journey

1c) direction

1d) manner, habit, way

1e) of course of life (fig.)

1f) of moral character (fig.)

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — Way.

This name means way, road

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — (King's) Highway.

This name means way, road

Combined with me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "King's" H4428I)

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: direction.

: direction

1) way, road, distance, journey, manner

1a) road, way, path

1b) journey

1c) direction

1d) manner, habit, way

1e) of course of life (fig.)

1f) of moral character (fig.)

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: road.

: road/route

1) way, road, distance, journey, manner

1a) road, way, path

1b) journey

1c) direction

1d) manner, habit, way

1e) of course of life (fig.)

1f) of moral character (fig.)

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: journey.

: journey

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-cs — Conjunction · noun common both singular absolute
HC/Ncbsa
who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps
לַחֲזִ֥יזla.cha.Ziz for [the] storm of H2385 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Chaziz means lightning, describing a flash of lightning or a thunderbolt. It symbolizes powerful natural phenomena, like storms and clouds.
Tyndale gloss
lightning
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חֲזִיז (chaziyz) refers to a phenomenon associated with storms, specifically lightning or a lightning flash. It is derived from an unused root meaning to glare, and the entries consistently describe it as a bright cloud or thunderbolt.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[חֲזִיז] n.[m.] thunder-bolt, lightning-flash

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2385 חֲזִיז

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2385 chaziyz khaw-zeez'

from an unused root meaning to glare; a flash of

lightning:--bright cloud, lightning.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חֲזִיז (cha.ziz) — lightning.

thunderbolt, lightning flash, lightning, storm, cloud

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HR/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps
קֹלֽוֹת׃ko.Lot thunder claps H6963 Noun common · feminine plural absolute
506× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A voice or sound, it can refer to the sound of a person speaking, an animal, or a musical instrument. In the Bible, it is often used to describe God's voice or the sound of praise and worship.
Amplified meaning
lightning, flash of lightning
Tyndale gloss
voice: sound
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קוֹל (qol) primarily means 'voice' or 'sound,' encompassing various contexts such as music, noise, and even thunder. It can also denote lightness or frivolity. The word is built from a root meaning to call aloud and appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament, including a reference in Jeremiah 3:9.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קוֹל 506 n.m. sound, voice

base

קֹל n.[m.] lightness, frivolity;—Je 3:9

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6963a קוֹל sound, voice H6963b קֹל lightness, frivolity

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6963 qowl kole

or qol {kole}; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a

voice or sound:--+ aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out),

fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim,

proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, +

yell.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קוֹל (qol) — voice.

: voice/shout/loud

1) voice, sound, noise

1a) voice

1b) sound (of instrument)

קֹל (qol) — frivolity.

lightness, frivolity

קוֹל (qol) — voice: sound.

: sound/noise

1) voice, sound, noise

1a) voice

1b) sound (of instrument)

קוֹל (qol) — voice: thunder.

: thunder

1) voice, sound, noise

1a) voice

1b) sound (of instrument)

קוֹל (qol) — voice: message.

: message/proclaim

1) voice, sound, noise

1a) voice

1b) sound (of instrument)

קוֹל (qol) — voice: [sound of].

: [sound_of](THING)

1) voice, sound, noise

1a) voice

1b) sound (of instrument)

קוֹל (qol) — voice: listen.

: listen

1) voice, sound, noise

1a) voice

1b) sound (of instrument)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common · feminine plural absolute
HNcfpa
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