Job 38:25
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָלַק
châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
תְּעָלָה
tᵉʻâlâh
a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
שָׁטַף
shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Key Terms in This Verse
תְּעָלָה tᵉʻâlâh
a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
Study H8585 →שָׁטַף shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
Study H7857 →חָלַק châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Study H2505 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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