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Lexicon :: Strong's H5158 - naḥal

Aa
נַחַל
Transliteration
naḥal
Pronunciation
nakh'-al
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From נָחַל (H5157) in its original sense
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1343a,1343b

Strong’s Definitions

נַחַל nachal, nakh'-al; or (feminine) נַחְלָה nachlâh; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה nachălâh; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine):—brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x

The KJV translates Strong's H5158 in the following manner: river (56x), brook (46x), valley (23x), stream (11x), flood (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x
The KJV translates Strong's H5158 in the following manner: river (56x), brook (46x), valley (23x), stream (11x), flood (5x).

  1. torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley

    1. torrent

    2. torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)

    3. shaft (of mine)

  2. palm-tree

    1. meaning dubious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נַחַל nachal, nakh'-al; or (feminine) נַחְלָה nachlâh; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה nachălâh; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine):—brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
STRONGS H5158: Abbreviations
† I. נַ֫חַל noun masculine 2 Kings 3:16 torrent, torrent-valley, wady (Ecclus 40:13; 40:16; Late Hebrew id., stream (rare); Targum נַחְלָא bdb063601, = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian naḫlu = Biblical Hebrew; LagBN 140 Anm. thinks Νεῖλος may be from Νεέλ = נַחַל pronounced *נִהִל; on נ׳ in Sabean proper name, of a location, see HalRev. Sémit. Iv (1896), 80, 1, 14); — absolute נ׳ Genesis 32:24 +, נַ֫חְלָה Psalm 124:4; construct נַחַל Genesis 26:17 +; with ה locative, Genesis 34:5 so read also Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28 (where MT נַחֲלָ֫ה; see Thes); dual נַחֲלַיִם Ezekiel 47:9, but read הַנַּחַל Greek Version of the LXX. Targum Syriac Version Vulgate Co Berthol; plural נְחָלִים Numbers 21:4 +; נַחֲלֵי Deuteronomy 8:7 +; suffix נְחֶלֶיהָ Isaiah 34:9; —
1. torrent, of rushing water in narrow channel Judges 5:21 (3 times in verse); Judges 4:7, 13; Psalm 83:10 (all of קִישֹׁן, which see); mountain torrent Deuteronomy 9:21 (compare Exodus 32:20); so Amos 5:24 (simile of righteousness); הַשּׁוֺטֵף הַנּ׳ 2 Chronicles 32:4 (|| מַעְיָנוֺת); לְזֶפֶת נ׳ נֶהְפְּכוּ Isaiah 34:9; simile of tears Lamentations 2:18; hyperb.שָֿׁ֑מֶן נ׳ Micah 6:7 torrents of oil, compare of honey and curd Job 20:17 (|| פְּלַגּוֹת, נְהָרִים); figurativeבְלִיַּעַל נ׳ 2 Samuel 22:5 torrents of worthlessness (|| מִשְׁבְּרֵי מָ֫וֶת), = Psalm 18:5; שׁוֺטֵף נ׳ simile of glory of nations Isaiah 66:12, figurative of invaders Jeremiah 47:2 (|| מַיִס), or foes Psalm 124:4 (נַ֫חְלָה, see above); 1 Kings 17:4, 6 (for drinking), drying up in summer 1 Kings 17:7 (יָבֵשׁ; all of Elijah's stream כְּרִית, which see); for drinking also Psalm 110:7, and (figurative) עֲדָנֶיךָ נ׳ Psalm 36:9; Job 6:15 (twice in verse) (אֲפִיק נְחָלִים; in simile); of water bursting from rock Psalm 78:20 (שָׁטַף, || מַיִם), compare Psalm 74:15 (+ מַעְיָן); figurative of מְקוֺר חָכְמָה Proverbs 18:4 (נֹבֵּעַ נ׳; || מַיִם עֲמֻקִים); more generally = stream, brook, river (chiefly late) Isaiah 11:15 (divisions of river, נָהָר) in desert Isaiah 35:6 (|| מַיִם), Jeremiah 31:9 (נַחֲלֵי מַיִם), Ezekiel 47:5 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 47:9b (all strike out Co), Ezekiel 47:6; Ezekiel 47:7; Ezekiel 47:9a (readהַנַּחַל, see above), Ezekiel 47:12; containing fish, etc. Leviticus 11:9, 10 (|| מַיִם, יַמִּים), Ecclesiastes 1:7 (twice in verse); figurative רוּחַ י׳, Isaiah 30:28 (שׁוֺטֵף נ׳, Isaiah 30:33 (גָּפְרִית נ׳).
2. Torrent-valley, wady, as stream-bed 1 Samuel 17:40; Nehemiah 2:15; Isaiah 57:6; with torrent flowing through it, אֵיתָן נ׳ Deuteronomy 21:4 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 21:6, אֶרֶץ נַחֲלֵי מַיִם Deuteronomy 8:7 (|| עֲיָנֹת וּתְהֹמֹת יֹּצְאִים בַּבִּקְעָה), compare Deuteronomy 10:7, 1 Kings 18:5 (|| מַעְיְנֵי הַמַיִם), Psalm 104:10; abode of Elijah 1 Kings 17:3, 5 (compare 1 Kings 17:4; 1 Kings 17:6; 1 Kings 17:7 above); עֹרְבֵי נ׳ Proverbs 30:17 (compare 1 Kings 17:4, 6); הַבַּתּוֺת נ׳ Isaiah 7:19 as home of bees; fertile, אֶשְׁכֹּל נ׳ Numbers 13:23, 24 (E); אִבֵּי הַנּ׳ Songs 6:11; עַרְבֵינֿ׳ poplars of the wady Leviticus 23:40 (H), Job 40:22; עֲרָבִים נ׳ Isaiah 15:7; needing water Genesis 26:17 (גְּרָר נ׳), Genesis 26:19 (J), compare 2 Kings 3:16, 17; place for refuse, ruins, etc. 2 Samuel 17:13; in poetry also as wild, remote ravine Job 30:6, compare בְּצוּר הַנְּחָלִים Job 22:24; place of child-sacrifice Isaiah 57:5; burial-place Job 21:33 (רִגְבֵי נ׳), — Numbers 24:6 see II. נַ֫חַל.
Particular wadys designate localities: אַרְנוֺן Numbers 21:14 (E), Deuteronomy 2:24, 36 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 3:8, 12, 16 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 4:48; Joshua 12:1, 2(twice in verse); Joshua 13:9 (twice in verse) (all D), Joshua 13:16; Joshua 13:16 (P), 2 Kings 10:33; אֶשְׁכֹּל Numbers 32:9 (J), Deuteronomy 1:24 בְּשׂוֺר 1 Samuel 30:9, 10, 21; גָּד 2 Samuel 24:5; זֶרֶד Numbers 21:12 (E), Deuteronomy 2:13 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 2:14; יַכֹּק Genesis 32:24 (J), Deuteronomy 2:37; Deuteronomy 3:16; Joshua 12:2 (all D); קִדְרוֺן 2 Samuel 15:23; 1 Kings 2:37; 1 Kings 15:13; 1 Kings 18:40; 1Ki 23:6 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 23:12; 2 Chronicles 15:16; 29:16; 30:14; Jeremiah 31:40; קָנָה Joshua 16:8; Joshua 17:9 (3 times in verse) (all P); שׂוֺרֵק Judges 16:4; הַשִּׁטִּים נ׳ Joel 4:18; נ׳ מִצְרַיִם is southwest limit of Palestine (Assyrian naḫal [mat] Muṣri, Dl Par. 310 SchrCOT Numbers 34:5) Numbers 34:5 (P), Joshua 15:4 (D), Joshua 15:47 (P), 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 24:7, 2; Chron 2 Kings 7:8; Isaiah 27:12, + (omit מצרים) Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28 (see above); so read also possibly Amos 6:14 (see עֲרָבָה : usually identified with Wâdy el-Arîsh; on Wkl's different view, see references below מִצְרַיִם near the end); on identification of נ׳ Joshua 15:7; Joshua 19:11 (both P), 2 Samuel 23:30 = 1 Chronicles 11:32; 2 Chronicles 20:16; 33:14, see Commentaries; אָשֶׁד הַנְּחָלִים Numbers 21:15, see אֶשֶׁד.
3. Miner's shaft, נ׳ פָּרַץ Job 28:4.

† II. [נַ֫חַל] noun [masculine] perhaps palm-tree (Arabic bdb063602, noun of individual meaning bdb063603; see PerlesJQ, July, 1899, 688); — only plural absolute, כִּנְחָלִים נִטָּ֑יוּ Numbers 24:6 like palm-trees, which are stretched out, spread out (as to foliage). So Perlesl.c., who compares כערבי נחל Ecclus 50:12e, Greek Version of the LXX ὡς στελέχη φοινικων.
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Genesis

26:17; 26:17; 26:19; 32:24; 32:24; 34:5

Exodus

32:20

Leviticus

11:9; 11:10; 23:40

Numbers

13:23; 13:24; 21:4; 21:12; 21:14; 21:15; 24:6; 24:6; 32:9; 34:5; 34:5

Deuteronomy

1:24; 2:13; 2:14; 2:24; 2:36; 2:37; 3:8; 3:12; 3:16; 3:16; 4:48; 8:7; 8:7; 9:21; 10:7; 21:4; 21:6

Joshua

12:1; 12:2; 12:2; 13:9; 13:16; 13:16; 15:4; 15:7; 15:47; 16:8; 17:9; 19:11

Judges

4:7; 4:13; 5:21; 16:4

1 Samuel

17:40; 30:9; 30:10; 30:21

2 Samuel

15:23; 17:13; 22:5; 23:12; 23:30; 24:5

1 Kings

2:37; 8:65; 15:13; 17:3; 17:4; 17:4; 17:4; 17:5; 17:6; 17:6; 17:6; 17:7; 17:7; 18:5; 18:40

2 Kings

3:16; 3:16; 3:17; 7:8; 10:33; 24:2; 24:7

1 Chronicles

11:32

2 Chronicles

15:16; 20:16; 29:16; 30:14; 32:4; 33:14

Nehemiah

2:15

Job

6:15; 20:17; 21:33; 22:24; 28:4; 30:6; 40:22

Psalms

18:5; 36:9; 74:15; 78:20; 83:10; 104:10; 110:7; 124:4; 124:4

Proverbs

18:4; 30:17

Ecclesiastes

1:7

Song of Songs

6:11

Isaiah

7:19; 11:15; 15:7; 27:12; 30:28; 30:33; 34:9; 34:9; 35:6; 57:5; 57:6; 66:12

Jeremiah

31:9; 31:40; 47:2

Lamentations

2:18

Ezekiel

47:5; 47:6; 47:7; 47:9; 47:9; 47:9; 47:12; 47:19; 47:19; 48:28; 48:28

Amos

5:24; 6:14

Micah

6:7

H5158

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Strong's Number H5158 matches the Hebrew נַחַל (naḥal),
which occurs 141 times in 123 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 3 (Isa 27:12–Mic 6:7)

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