נַ֫חַל
na.chalNoun (Masculine)H5158
torrent: river
From: or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 (נָחַל) in its original sense;
Short Definition
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Full Lexicon Entry
river/bed 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) Also means: na.chal (*נַ֫חַל *": valley" H5158N)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
118 timesAppears 118 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Deuteronomy
15
Isaiah
11
1 Kings
10
Joshua
10
Numbers
8
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 11:32
- 2 Kings 10:33
- Deuteronomy 3:12
- Isaiah 57:6
- Joshua 15:47
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