H6379 H6379
Trickling, flowing gently; water seeping or flowing out gradually
This Piel participle appears in Ezekiel 47:2, describing water trickling from the south side of the temple threshold in the prophet's vision. The term emphasizes gentle, gradual flow—not a torrent but a steady seeping. This trickling becomes the river of life that grows deeper and wider as it flows east, eventually bringing healing to the Dead Sea. The choice of a word for gentle flowing (rather than gushing or pouring) heightens the miraculous nature of the vision: even a trickle from God's presence becomes a life-transforming flood.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describes water trickling or flowing gently from the southern threshold of the temple in Ezekiel 47:2. The Piel participle emphasizes a steady, gentle seepage rather than a powerful gush—water that begins as a mere trickle from under the temple. This modest beginning makes the vision's development more striking, as this trickling water grows into a mighty river bringing life and healing wherever it flows, transforming even the Dead Sea. 1×
AR["فَائِضَةٌ"]·ben["টপকছে"]·DE["[מפכים]"]·EN["trickling"]·FR["couler"]·heb["מפכים"]·HI["उबल-रहा-था"]·ID["mengalir"]·IT["[מפכים]"]·jav["mili"]·KO["흐르고-있었다"]·PT["brotando"]·RU["текут"]·ES["brotando"]·SW["yakibubujika"]·TR["akıyordu"]·urd["بہنے-والا"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פָּכָה vb. Pi. trickle, perhaps denom.;—Pt. pl. מַיִם מְפַכִּים מִן Ez 47:2 water trickling on the south side.