About the word
channel in the Bible

This is a place where water runs.

…in the watering channels, where the flocks came to drink… —Gen. 30:38 excerpt

…she hurried and emptied her jar into the watering channel… —Gen. 24:20 excerpt

Two other examples are a river and the bed of the sea.

…it will rise up over all its channels and go over all its banks. —Isa. 8:7 excerpt

…the channels of water appeared… —Psa. 18:15 excerpt; 2 Sam. 22:16

Figurative channels

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of Yahweh; He turns it wherever He pleases. —Prov. 21:1

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Article Version: January 14, 2025