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Psalm 114

Psa. 114:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whichv turned
haphak (Hebrew #2015)
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
KJV usage: X become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).
Pronounce: haw-fak'
Origin: a primitive root
the rock
tsuwr (Hebrew #6697)
from 6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
KJV usage: edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also 1049.
Pronounce: tsoor
Origin: or tsur {tsoor}
into a standing
'agam (Hebrew #98)
a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds
KJV usage: pond, pool, standing (water).
Pronounce: ag-am'
Origin: from an unused root (meaning to collect as water)
water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
, the flint
challamiysh (Hebrew #2496)
flint
KJV usage: flint(-y), rock.
Pronounce: klal-law-meesh'
Origin: probably from 2492 (in the sense of hardness)
into a fountain
ma`yan (Hebrew #4599)
or (feminine) ma yanah {mah-yaw-naw'}; from 5869 (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
KJV usage: fountain, spring, well.
Pronounce: mah-yawn'
Origin: or ma ynow (Psa. 114:8) {mah-yen-o'}
of waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
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Ex. 17:6• 6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. (Ex. 17:6)
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Num. 20:11• 11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. (Num. 20:11)

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Flint,
Fountain,
Rock

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 78:15‑16• 15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
 16He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. (Psa. 78:15‑16)
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Psa. 105:41• 41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. (Psa. 105:41)
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Psa. 107:35• 35He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. (Psa. 107:35)
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Ex. 17:6• 6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. (Ex. 17:6)
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Num. 20:11• 11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. (Num. 20:11)
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Deut. 8:15• 15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; (Deut. 8:15)
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Neh. 9:15• 15And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. (Neh. 9:15)
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1 Cor. 10:4• 4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. (1 Cor. 10:4)
• His power and grace bring refreshment and life out of what seems to man hopeless and most opposed. Dependence and confidence in Him—such is the peaceful path of faith. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 114-118” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.