Strong’s H5158
נַחַל — nachal
נַחַל (nachal, Strong’s H5158) means: a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine).
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- H5158
- /nakh'-al/
- 141× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- nachal
- Pronunciation
- nakh'-al
- Occurrences
- 141
Meaning
- Hebrew
- נַחַל
- Definition
- a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- Derivation
- or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 (נָחַל) in its original sense;
- King James Version renders it as
- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
Derived from
- נָחַל nâchalH5157 · to inherit mode of descent) · 59×
Words derived from nachal
- נַחֲלִיאֵל NachălîyʼêlH5160 · Nachaliel · 2×
Where it appears
The first verses that use nachal (141 times in all).
Sources
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