CANALS (Heb. יְאֹר, H3284, pl. יְאֹרִ֖ים, is a word borrowed from Egyp. where it means “the Nile”). Translated “streams” in Exodus 7:19; 8:5 KJV, ASV; “brooks” in Isaiah 19:6 KJV; “streams” in ASV. In all the foregoing, ASVmg. and RSV text have “canals.” Nahum 3:8 KJV, ASV, and RSV have “sea,” while ASVmg. has “canals.” In all the above VSS, irrigation canals branching off from the Nile appear to be meant. This is the significance of the pl.