But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
But let iudgement † run downe as waters, and righteouſneſſe as a mightie ſtreame.
אֵיתָן , adjective, ʾeytan — perennial, ever-flowing, permanence (value 461)
H386,
אֵיתָן ʼêythân, ay-thawn'; or (shortened) אֵתָן ʼêthân ; from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain:—hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.perpetual, constant, perennial, ever-flowing
ever-flowing (of a stream)
permanence, permanent, enduring (fig.)
Used in 13 Verses, 10 Books 13  Occurrence Count
גָּלַל , verb, galal — to roll, roll away (value 63)
H1556,
גָּלַל gâlal, gaw-lal'; a primitive root; to roll (literally or figuratively):—commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.to roll, roll away, roll down, roll together
(Qal) to roll
(Niphal)
to roll up
to flow down
(Pilpel) to roll
(Poal) to be rolled
(Hithpoel) to roll oneself
(Hithpalpel) to roll oneself
(Hiphil) to roll away
Used in 18 Verses, 10 Books 18  Occurrence Count
מַיִם , masculine noun, mayim — waters, water (value 90)
H4325,
מַיִם mayim, mah'-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).water, waters
water
water of the feet, urine
of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)
Used in 522 Verses, 33 Books 575  Occurrence Count
מִשְׁפָּט , masculine noun, mishpat — judgment (value 429)
H4941,
מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'; from H8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge, × crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, × worthy, wrong.judgment, justice, ordinance
judgment
act of deciding a case
place, court, seat of judgment
process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
case, cause (presented for judgment)
sentence, decision (of judgment)
execution (of judgment)
time (of judgment)
justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
ordinance
decision (in law)
right, privilege, due (legal)
proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan
Used in 406 Verses, 31 Books 421  Occurrence Count
נַחַל , masculine noun, nahal — torrent, torrent-valley, wadi (value 88)
H5158,
נַחַל nachal, nakh'-al; or (feminine) נַחְלָה nachlâh; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה nachălâh; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine):—brook, flood, river, stream, valley.torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
torrent
torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
shaft (of mine)
palm-tree
meaning dubious
Used in 123 Verses, 25 Books 141  Occurrence Count
צְדָקָה , feminine noun, tzədaka — righteousness (value 199)
H6666,
צְדָקָה tsedâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw'; from H6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).justice, righteousness
righteousness (in government)
of judge, ruler, king
of law
of Davidic king Messiah
righteousness (of God's attribute)
righteousness (in a case or cause)
righteousness, truthfulness
righteousness (as ethically right)
righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation
of God
prosperity (of people)
righteous acts
Used in 150 Verses, 22 Books 157  Occurrence Count
| Amos 5:24Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְיִגַּ֥ל כַּמַּ֖יִם מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה כְּנַ֥חַל אֵיתָֽן׃ |
| Verse #22448 (Ch. #884) — 6 words, 25 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| But let judgment |
H4941mishpat |
מִשְׁפָּט |
429 |
| run down |
H1556galal |
גָּלַל |
63 |
| as waters, |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| and righteousness |
H6666tzədaka |
צְדָקָה |
199 |
| as a mighty |
H386ʾeytan |
אֵיתָן |
461 |
| stream. |
H5158nahal |
נַחַל |
88 |
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