strem:<br /><br />

(1) nachal, <span class="auto-link">[[English Versions]]</span> of the Bible "stream," as: "Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed" (<bibleref ref="Ps.78.20">Ps 78:20</bibleref>). Often "valley," as "the valley (the <span class="auto-link">[[King James Version]]</span> "river") of the Arnon" (<bibleref ref="Deut.2.24">De 2:24</bibleref>); or "brook," as "the brook (the King James Version "river") of Egypt" (<bibleref ref="Josh.15.4">Jos 15:4</bibleref>; see [[Brook]] or EGYPT); or "river," as "the river Kishon" (<bibleref ref="Judg.4.7">Jud 4:7</bibleref>).

(2) nahar (Aramaic nehar (<bibleref ref="Dan.7.10">Da 7:10</bibleref>); compare Arabic nahr, "river"): "He bindeth the streams," the King James Version "floods" (<bibleref ref="Job.28.11">Job 28:11</bibleref>); "the River" (Euphrates) (<bibleref ref="Exod.23.31">Ex 23:31</bibleref>, etc.); "Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus" (<bibleref ref="2Kgs.5.12">2Ki 5:12</bibleref>).

(3) pelegh, the root palagh, "to split," "to divide," hence, "cleft," "channel": "a tree planted by the streams (the King James Version "rivers") of water" (<bibleref ref="Ps.1.3">Ps 1:3</bibleref>); "There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God" (<bibleref ref="Ps.46.4">Ps 46:4</bibleref>); but: "The king’s heart is .... as the watercourses" (the King James Version "rivers of water") (<bibleref ref="Prov.21.1">Pr 21:1</bibleref>).

(4) ’aphiq, the root ’aphaq, "to be strong," hence, "channel," "valley," as holding, confining (BDB): "the streams in the South" (<bibleref ref="Ps.126.4">Ps 126:4</bibleref>); elsewhere "brook," as "the brooks (the King James Version "rivers") of Judah" (<bibleref ref="Joel.3.18">Joe 3:18</bibleref>); or "channel," as "the channel of brooks" (<bibleref ref="Job.6.15">Job 6:15</bibleref>); or "watercourses" (the <span class="auto-link">[[Revised Version]]</span> margin "ravines," the King James Version "rivers") (<bibleref ref="Ezek.6.3">Eze 6:3</bibleref>, etc.).<br /><br />

(5) ye’or, from Egyptian ’iotr, ’io’r, especially of the Nile, as: "Seven other kine came up after them out of the river" (<bibleref ref="Gen.41.3">Ge 41:3</bibleref>); the Revised Version (British and American) "stream," the King James Version "river" (<bibleref ref="Exod.7.19">Ex 7:19</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Exod.8.5">8:5</bibleref>);, the Revised Version (British and American) "stream," the King James Version "brook"; "The streams (margin "canals") of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up" (<bibleref ref="Isa.19.6">Isa 19:6</bibleref>).<br /><br />

(6) yabhal, the root yabhal, "to bear along": "brooks and streams of waters" (<bibleref ref="Isa.30.25">Isa 30:25</bibleref>); compare yabhal, "river," "that spreadeth out its roots by the river" (<bibleref ref="Jer.17.8">Jer 17:8</bibleref>); ’ubhal, "the river Ulai" (<bibleref ref="Dan.8.2">Da 8:2</bibleref>).

(7) nazal, "to flow," "to trickle": "He brought streams also out of the rock" (<bibleref ref="Ps.78.16">Ps 78:16</bibleref>).

(8) ’eshedh, "the slope of the valleys," the King James Version "the stream of the brooks" (<bibleref ref="Num.21.15">Nu 21:15</bibleref>); compare ’ashedhoth, "the slopes" (<bibleref ref="Josh.10.40">Jos 10:40</bibleref>); "the slopes (margin "springs") of Pisgah" (<bibleref ref="Deut.3.17">De 3:17</bibleref>).

(9) potamos, "The stream brake against that house" (<bibleref ref="Luke.6.48">Lu 6:48</bibleref>,<bibleref ref="Luke.6.49">49</bibleref>); elsewhere "river," as "the river Jordan" (<bibleref ref="Mark.1.5">Mr 1:5</bibleref>).

(10) kludon, "stream," the King James Version <span class="auto-link">[[The Wisdom of Solomon]]</span> 19:7 (the Revised Version (British and American) "surge").

See [[Brook]]; [[Canals]]; CHANNEL; RIVER; VALE; WATERCOURSE.<br /><br />

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