What Does “Torrent” Mean in the Bible?
A stream running down a valley. It carries a lot of water when it rains, and in the dry season it is left almost without water.
Where it appears in the Bible
Genesis 26:19; 1 Samuel 17:40
What the Bible says
Genesis 26:19
And they digged in the torrent, and found living water.
1 Samuel 17:40
And he took his staff, which he had always in his hands: and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them into the shepherd’s scrip, which he had with him, and he took a sling in his hand, and went forth against the Philistine.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “torrent”