Streams that flow only irregularly in Palestine and are therefore unreliable for water supplies and symbolic of deceit (Jer. 15: 18). The word is Arabic and is frequently used in modern commentaries.
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"wadi." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 21, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e2007>.
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"wadi." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e2007 (accessed May 21, 2013).