I. מֶּ֫לֶג noun masculine^{Psalm 65:10} (cleft) channel, (artificial) canal; — usually plural מְּלָנִים Isaiah 30:25 ( + יִבְלֵימָֿ֑יִם); construct מַּלְגֵימַֿיִם Psalm 1:3, simile Isaiah 32:2; Proverbs 21:1, metaphor Proverbs 5:16, of tears Lamentations 3:48; Psalm 119:136; מְּלָגָיו Psalm 46:5 (i.e. irrigating canals from river, metaphor); מַּלְגֵישָֿׁ֑מֶן Job 29:6 (figurative of prosperity); singular מֶּלֶג אֱלֹהִים Psalm 65:10, poetic of channel for rain (compare Job 38:25).