נָזַל

nâzal · Hebrew · Strong's H5140 · 16 occurrences

The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “melt”

What it means

to drip, or shed by trickling

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

distil, drop, flood, flow, gush out, melt, pour, running water, stream

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“melt”

also renders tḗkō (G5080), lýō (G3089), dâlaph (H1811), mûwg (H4127), mâçaç (H4549), nâthak (H5413), tsâraph (H6884), temeç (H8557)

“drop”

also renders ʼegel (H96), nâṭaph (H5197), nâṭâph (H5198), nâthak (H5413), ʻâraph (H6201), râçîyç (H7447), râʻaph (H7491)

“stream”

also renders potamós (G4215), ʼâphîyq (H650), yâbâl (H2988), nᵉhar (H5103), nachal (H5158), peleg (H6388)

“flood”

also renders kataklysmós (G2627), plḗmmyra (G4132), potamós (G4215), mayim (H4325), nachal (H5158)

“pour”

also renders katachéō (G2708), bállō (G906), nâthan (H5414), ʻârâh (H6168), tsûwq (H6694)

“flow”

also renders rhéō (G4482), zûwb (H2100)

“gush out”

also renders ekchéō (G1632), zûwb (H2100)

“distil”

also renders râʻaph (H7491)

Where it appears

16 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Deuteronomy 32:2 · HVqi3fs

My doctrine will drop as the rain. My speech will condense as the dew, as the misty rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb.

Exodus 15:8 · HVqrmpa

With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

Isaiah 44:3 · HC/Vqrmpa

For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring;

Isaiah 45:8 · HVqi3mp

Rain, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may produce salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.

Isaiah 48:21 · HVhp3ms

They didn’t thirst when he led them through the deserts. He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them. He also split the rock and the waters gushed out.

Judges 5:5 · HVqp3cp

The mountains quaked at Yahweh’s presence, even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Jeremiah 9:18 HVqi3mpJeremiah 18:14 HVqrmpaJob 36:28 HVqi3mpNumbers 24:7 HVqi3msProverbs 5:15 HC/VqrmpaPsalm 78:16 HVqrmpaPsalm 78:44 HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3mpPsalm 147:18 HVqi3mpSong of Solomon 4:15 HC/VqrmpaSong of Solomon 4:16 HVqj3mp

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.