Reference: Brook
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See RIVER.
Easton
a torrent. (1.) Applied to small streams, as the Arnon, Jabbok, etc. Isaiah (Isa 15:7) speaks of the "book of the willows," probably the Wady-el-Asha. (2.) It is also applied to winter torrents (Job 6:15; Nu 34:5; Jos 15:4,47), and to the torrent-bed or wady as well as to the torrent itself (Nu 13:23; 1Ki 17:3). (3.) In Isa 19:7 the river Nile is meant, as rendered in the Revised Version.
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Soon they arrived in the valley of Eshcol, where they cut a single branch of grapes and carried it on a pole between two men, along with some pomegranates and figs.
Then the border is to turn from Azmon toward the wadi of Egypt and from there to the Mediterranean Sea.'"
passing along to Azmon toward the Wadi of Egypt and ending at the sea. This will be your southern border."
Ashdod and its towns and villages, Gaza and its towns and villages as far as the River of Egypt, and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow.
Therefore the wealth they have acquired and what they have stored up they carry them away over the Arab Wadi.
And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left.
Fausets
aphiquw. A torrent sweeping through a mountain gorge, in the poetical books alone. Yeor, the Nile canals, Isa 19:6-8; 23:3,10, but general in Da 12:5-7. Mical, a rivulet (2Sa 17:20). Nachal, the torrent bed, and the torrent itself (Nu 21:12; 1Ki 17:3); the Arabic wady; Indian nullah; Greek cheimarrous.
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From there, they traveled and encamped in the valley of Zered.
From there, they traveled and encamped in the valley of Zered.
When Absalom's servants approached the woman of the house, they asked her, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" "They've already crossed the brook," the woman answered. So Absalom's servants went away in search of Jonathan and Ahimaaz, but they couldn't find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
When Absalom's servants approached the woman of the house, they asked her, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" "They've already crossed the brook," the woman answered. So Absalom's servants went away in search of Jonathan and Ahimaaz, but they couldn't find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
The canals will stink, and the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will wither away.
The canals will stink, and the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will wither away. And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left.
And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left. The fishermen will groan, and all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament; those who spread nets upon the water will become weaker and weaker.
The fishermen will groan, and all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament; those who spread nets upon the water will become weaker and weaker.
and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations.
and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations.
"Cultivate your land like the Nile, you daughter of Tarshish; for there is no longer a harbor.
"Cultivate your land like the Nile, you daughter of Tarshish; for there is no longer a harbor.
"Then while I, Daniel, continued watching, suddenly two others stood there, one on this side of the river bank and one on the other side.
"Then while I, Daniel, continued watching, suddenly two others stood there, one on this side of the river bank and one on the other side. One asked the man dressed in linen clothes, who was standing above the waters of the river, "How long until the fulfillment of the wonders?'
One asked the man dressed in linen clothes, who was standing above the waters of the river, "How long until the fulfillment of the wonders?' "I heard the man dressed in linen clothes, who was standing above the waters of the river as he lifted his right and left hands to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and a half. When the shattering of the power of the holy people has occurred, all these things will conclude."
"I heard the man dressed in linen clothes, who was standing above the waters of the river as he lifted his right and left hands to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and a half. When the shattering of the power of the holy people has occurred, all these things will conclude."
Hastings
The Heb. words thus rendered are
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From there, they traveled and encamped in the valley of Zered.
Now, when you made the calf that made you sin, I grabbed it, burned it with fire, crushed it, and ground it thoroughly until it was pulverized to powder. Then I threw the powder into the river that was flowing from the mountain."
When Absalom's servants approached the woman of the house, they asked her, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" "They've already crossed the brook," the woman answered. So Absalom's servants went away in search of Jonathan and Ahimaaz, but they couldn't find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
He cuts a channel through the rocks, while his eyes search for anything of value.
As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God.
The canals will stink, and the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will wither away. And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left. read more. The fishermen will groan, and all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament; those who spread nets upon the water will become weaker and weaker.
But there the LORD in majesty will be for us our source of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, where no stately ship can sail.
Morish
Four Hebrew words are translated 'brook.'
1. aphiq, Ps 42:1: water held in by banks, translated also 'channel.'
2. yeor, Isa 19:6-8, a river, canal, fosse: applied to the Nile in Ex 1:22, etc.
3. mikal, 2Sa 17:20, a small brook.
4. nachal, Ge 32:23, etc., a mountain torrent often dry in summer, and thus often disappointing, as in Job 6:15. Such are numerous in Palestine. (This is the word in all the passages where 'brook' occurs in the O.T. except those above enumerated.) The same is called in the N.T. ?????????, 'winter flowing.' Joh 18:1. Its Eastern name is wady.
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Meanwhile, Pharaoh continued commanding all of his people, "You're to throw every Hebrew son who is born into the Nile River, but you're to allow every Hebrew daughter to live."
When Absalom's servants approached the woman of the house, they asked her, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" "They've already crossed the brook," the woman answered. So Absalom's servants went away in search of Jonathan and Ahimaaz, but they couldn't find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow.
As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God.
The canals will stink, and the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will wither away. And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left. read more. The fishermen will groan, and all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament; those who spread nets upon the water will become weaker and weaker.
After Jesus had said all of this, he went with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.
Watsons
BROOK is distinguished from a river by its flowing only at particular times; for example, after great rains, or the melting of the snow; whereas a river flows constantly at all seasons. However, this distinction is not always observed in the Scripture; and one is not unfrequently taken for the other,