פַּלְגֵי
𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤉
palegey
channels
from פָּלַג; a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation); river, stream.
Proverbs 21:1 · Word #1
Lexicon H6388
| Lemma | פֶּלֶג |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤋𐤂 |
| Transliteration | peleg |
| Strong's | H6388 |
| In-context | channels |
Morphology HNcmpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6388-02
divisions of
| Root | פלג (p-l-g) |
| Core Meanings | to divide, split, portion out, channel |
| Semantic Range | streams, channels, river-branches, irrigation canals, divisions (of water or land) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical imagery, פַּלְגֵי often describes life-giving streams or channels that sustain land and people (e.g., Psalm 1:3). The underlying sense of "division" highlights ordered distribution—whether of water nourishing the earth or of peoples and lands apportioned by YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine noun, plural construct (HNcmpc) from פֶּלֶג (peleg). The construct form links it to a following noun, forming a genitive relationship ("divisions of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun פַּלְגֵי is masculine plural in the construct state, meaning "divisions of" or "channels of." It derives from the root פלג (p-l-g), "to divide," and refers to streams as divisions or branchings of water. The rendering "divisions of" preserves both the plural form and the root idea of something split or channeled, while the construct state naturally expects a following noun (e.g., "divisions of water"). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root פלג (to divide, split, portion out, channel)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6391-01 |
bifelagot | in the dividing-sections of |
H6392-01 |
bifelugatehon | in their divided-sections |
H6389-01 |
feleg | Division (masculine proper name) |
Word Usage (10 occurrences of H6388)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 30:25 | פְּלָגִ֖ים | pelagim | brooks |
| Isaiah 32:2 | כְּ/פַלְגֵי | kefalegey | like streams |
| Psalms 1:3 | פַּלְגֵ֫י | palegey | streams |