Valley
φάραγξStrong’s G5327pharagx
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pharagx is the Greek word usually translated “valley”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;”
Meaning
Usually translated “valley”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- valley 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
φάραγξ pharagx · valley
φάραγξ, -αγγος, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for נַחַל, also for גַּיְא, etc. ;] a chasm, ravine: Luk.3:5 (LXX) (see DB, iv, 845 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “valley” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VAL'LEY, noun
plural valleys. [Latin vallis. See Vale.]
- A hollow or low tract of land between hills or mountains.
- A low extended plain, usually alluvial, penetrated or washed by a river.
- In building, a gutter over the sleepers in the roof of a building.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.