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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16

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Strong's #5158 - נַחְלָה

Transliteration

nachal

Phonetics

nah-khahl

Origin

from (H5157) in its original sense

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1343a,1343b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
1. torrent
2. torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
3. shaft (of mine)
palm-tree
1. meaning dubious

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4215 ‑ ποταμός (pot‑am‑os'); 5327 ‑ φάραγξ (far'‑anx); 5493 ‑ χείμαρρος (khi'‑mar‑hros);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (135)

Genesis 3

Leviticus 3

Numbers 7

Deuteronomy 19

Joshua 16

Judges 6

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 7

Nehemiah 1

Job 6

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 8

Joel 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

BSB (138)

Genesis 3

Leviticus 3

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 20

Joshua 16

Judges 6

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 7

Nehemiah 1

Job 8

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 9

Joel 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

CSB (126)

Genesis 3

Leviticus 3

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 20

Joshua 16

Judges 6

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 7

Nehemiah 1

Job 8

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 9

Joel 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

ESV (140)

Genesis 3

Leviticus 3

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 20

Joshua 16

Judges 6

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 7

Nehemiah 1

Job 8

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 9

Joel 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

KJV (140)

Genesis 3

Leviticus 3

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 20

Joshua 16

Judges 5

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 7

Nehemiah 1

Job 8

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 9

Joel 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

LEB (139)

Genesis 3

Leviticus 3

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 20

Joshua 16

Judges 6

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 7

Nehemiah 1

Job 6

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 9

Joel 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (137)

Genesis 2

Leviticus 3

Numbers 7

Deuteronomy 20

Joshua 16

Judges 6

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 7

Nehemiah 1

Job 6

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 9

Joel 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

ASV (135)

a river 1

a shaft 1

all the rivers 1

and by the river 1

and flood 1

and in the rivers 2

and streams 2

and the brook 1

and the streams 1

and the valleys 1

and unto all the brooks 1

as a brook 1

as valleys 1

at the brook 2

at the river 1

brook 1

by rivers 1

by the brook 2

even unto the river 1

even unto the valley 1

from the brook 1

from the valley 2

in the valley 6

in the valleys 1

into the valleys 1

it at the brook 3

it into the river 1

like a river 1

like a stream 1

me, and the floods 1

me; the floods 1

of brooks 3

of rivers 1

of the brook 6

of the brooks 3

of the river 5

of the valley 14

of the valleys 1

of them into the brook 1

out of the brook 1

over the brook 1

river 1

stream 4

streams 1

that is in the valley 1

that the brook 1

the brook 6

the river 2

the stream 1

the valley 3

them into the brook 1

there in the valley 1

thereof into the brook 1

this valley 1

thyself by the brook 1

to the brook 7

unto the brook 9

unto the river 1

unto the valley 3

unto you, to the river 1

us, the stream 1

valley 1

valleys 2

which is by the valley 2

whither the rivers 2

whithersoever the river 1

yet that valley 1

BSB (138)

a river 1

a shaft 1

a valley 1

and along the brook of egypt 1

and streams 1

and the flood 1

and the stream 1

and torrents 1

at the river 1

brook 1

but now it was a river 1

by the brook 2

by the stream 2

flowing with 1

from the brook 4

from the brooks 2

from which the streams 1

from your river 1

her streams 1

in the valley 7

in the valleys 2

join the brook 1

joined the brook 1

like a river 1

like a torrent 1

like palm groves 1

of brooks 1

of the brook 3

of the ravine 1

of the ravines 1

of the river 3

of the valley 10

of the wadis 2

or in the streams 1

or streams 1

ravines 1

river 4

rivers 1

stream 2

streams 2

the brook 14

the river 6

the rivers 1

the stream 2

the torrents 2

the valley 7

the wadi 1

the wadis 1

then along the brook of egypt 1

then the torrent 1

to the brook 2

torrent 2

valley 24

wadis 1

with streams 1

CSB (126)

by the brook 1

in the wadis 1

into the valleys 1

like a river 1

like a torrent 1

like river valleys 1

of the valley 1

of the wadi 1

of the wadis 1

on his grave 1

ravines 1

river 8

shaft 1

stream 1

streams 9

the brook 15

the ravine 1

the ravines 2

the river 4

the stream 5

the streams 1

the torrent 1

the torrents 2

the valley 17

the wadi 16

the wadis 2

torrents 1

valley 27

wadi 2

ESV (140)

brook 44

brooks 6

channels 1

dry streambed 1

flowing 1

palm groves 1

ravines 1

river 15

rivers 3

stream 5

streambed 1

streams 5

torrent 6

torrent-bed 2

torrential 1

torrents 3

valley 39

valleys 5

KJV (140)

brook 37

brooks 9

flood 3

floods 2

river 47

rivers 8

stream 7

streams 4

valley 18

valleys 5

LEB (139)

⌊river⌋ 2

⌊the stream 2

a ⌊wadi that flows with water all year⌋ 1

a mine shaft 1

and along the wadi 1

and became a stream 1

and it became a stream 1

and its streams 1

and streams 2

and streams of 1

and wadi 1

at the valley of 1

at the wadi of 1

bed 1

by the valley 1

by the wadi of 1

flowing with streams of 1

in it like a stream of 1

in the rivers of 1

in the valley 2

in the valley of 1

in the valleys 1

in the wadi 5

in the wadi of 1

in the wadi⌋ 1

into the valleys 1

it at the wadi 1

it at the wadi kidron 1

it in the wadi 1

like a river 1

like valleys 1

of the wadi 3

or in the streams 2

river 1

river⌋ 1

rivers of 1

s 1

stream 3

streams 1

streams of 1

that the wadi 1

the currents of 1

the edge of the wadi of 1

the river 2

the river of 2

the stream 4

the streams 1

the torrent 1

the valley 8

the valley of 5

the valleys of 1

the wadi 10

the wadi kidron 1

the wadi of 21

the wadi of egypt 1

the wadi torrent of 2

the wadi's 1

the wadis 2

the wadis of 2

the waters 1

them behind at the wadi 1

them drink from the river of 1

then the wadi 1

through the wadi 1

to the valley of 1

to the wadi 1

to the wadi of 2

torrent 1

toward the wadi 1

wadi 2

wadi torrent 1

wadis 2

was in the wadi 1

where the streams 1

with streams of 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (137)

a river 1

a shaft 1

all the rivers 1

and in the rivers 2

and it was a river 1

and stream 1

and streams 2

and the brook 1

and to all the brooks 1

as a brook 1

as valleys 1

at the brook 2

at the river 1

brook 1

by rivers 1

by the brook 2

by the river 1

even to the river 2

even to the valley 1

from the valley 2

in the valley 6

in the valleys 1

into the brook 2

into the valleys 1

it at the brook 3

it into the river 1

its streams 1

like a river 1

like a stream 1

of brooks 3

of rivers 1

of the brook 6

of the brooks 3

of the river 5

of the valley 14

of the valleys 1

out of the brook 1

over the brook 2

river 1

stones of the valley 1

stream 4

streams 1

that is in the valley 1

that the brook 1

the brook 5

the river 2

the valley 3

the valleys 1

them into the brook 1

there in the valley 1

this valley 1

to the brook 16

to the river 2

to the valley 3

valley 1

valleys 2

where the rivers 2

wherever the river 1

which is by the valley 2

yet that valley 1

yourself by the brook 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2391) l h n (נההל NHhL) AC: Inherit CO: Inheritance AB: ?

V) l h n (נההל NHhL) - Inherit: KJV (61): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Hophal, Piel) inherit, inheritance, possess, have, divide, heritage - Strongs: H5157 (נָחַל)

N^m) l h n (נההל NHhL) - River: Also the valley of a stream. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (141): river, brook, valley, stream, flood - Strongs: H5158 (נַחְלָה)

N^f1) e l h n (נההלה NHhLH) - Inheritance: KJV (222): inheritance, heritage, inherit, possession - Strongs: H5159 (נַחֲלָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. נַ֫חַל noun masculine^{2 Kings 3:16} torrent, torrent-valley, wady ( Sirach 40:13; 40:16; Late Hebrew id., stream (rare); ᵑ7נַחְלָא

, = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian na—lu = Biblical Hebrew; Lag^{BN 140 Anm.} thinks Νεῖλος may be from Νεέλ = נַחַל pronounced *נִהִל; on ׳נ in Sabean proper name, of a location, see Hal^{Rev. 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 ᵑ0נַחֲלָ֫ה; see Thes); dual נַחֲלַיִם Ezekiel 47:9, but read הַנַּחַלᵐ5. ᵑ7ᵑ6 ᵑ9 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 (3t. in verse); Judges 4:7,13; Psalm 83:10 (all of קִישֹׁן, q. v.); mountain torrent Deuteronomy 9:21 (compare Exodus 32:20); so Amos 5:24 (simile of righteousness); הַשּׁוֺטֵף׳הַנּ 2 Chronicles 32:4 ("" מַעְיָנוֺת); לְזֶפֶת׳נֶהְמְּכוּ נ 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 ("" מְּלַגּוֺת, נְהָרִים); figurativeבְלִיַּעַל׳נ 2 Samuel 22:5 torrents of worthlessness ("" מִשְׁבְּרֵימָ֫וֶת), = 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, q. v.); for drinking also Psalm 110:7, and (figurative) עֲדָנֶיךָ׳נ Psalm 36:9; Job 6:15 (twice in verse) (אֲפִיקנְחָלִים; 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 47:9 b (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 ("" עֲיָנֹתוּתְהֹמֹת יֹּצְאִים בַּבִּקְעָה), compare Deuteronomy 10:7,1Kings 18:5 ("" מַעְיְנֵיהַמַיִם), 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 Song of Solomon 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 בְּצוּרהַנְּחָלִים 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; 1 Kings 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 (3t. in verse) (all P); שׂוֺרֵק Judges 16:4; הַשִּׁטִּים׳נ Joel 4:18; ׳נמִצְרַיִם is southwest limit of Palestine (Assyrian na—al [ mat] Muƒri, Dl^{Par. 310} Schr^{COT 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, ׳מָּרַץ נ Job 28:4.

II. [נַ֫חַל] noun [masculine] perhaps palm-tree (Arabic , noun of individual meaning ; see Perles^{JQ, July, 1899,688}); — only plural absolute, כִּנְחָלִים נִטָּ֑יוּ Numbers 24:6 like palm-trees, which are stretched out, spread out (as to foliage). So Perles^l.c, who compares כערבי נחל Sirach 50:12e, ᵐ5 ὡς στελέχη φοινικων.

List of Word Forms

בְּנַ֣חַל בְּנַ֥חַל בְּנַֽחַל־ בְּנַחֲלֵ֣י בַּנְּחָלִ֑ים בַּנְּחָלִ֔ים בַּנַּ֙חַל֙ בַּנַּ֜חַל בַּנָּ֑חַל בַּנָּֽחַל׃ בַנַּ֙חַל֙ בַנָּֽחַל׃ בנחל בנחל־ בנחל׃ בנחלי בנחלים הַנְּחָלִ֑ים הַנְּחָלִ֔ים הַנְּחָלִ֖ים הַנְּחָלִים֙ הַנַּ֔חַל הַנַּ֖חַל הַנַּ֙חַל֙ הַנַּ֛חַל הַנַּ֡חַל הַנַּ֣חַל הַנַּ֥חַל הַנָּ֑חַל הַנָּֽחַל׃ הנחל הנחל׃ הנחלים וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י וְהַנַּ֥חַל וְנַ֖חַל וָנָ֑חַל וּבַנְּחָלִ֔ים וּבַנְּחָלִ֖ים וּכְנַ֧חַל וּנְחָלִ֖ים וּנְחָלִ֪ים ובנחלים והנחל וכנחל ונחל ונחלי ונחלים כְּנַ֣חַל כְּנַ֤חַל כְּנַ֥חַל כִּנְחָלִ֣ים כַנַּ֤חַל כנחל כנחלים לְנַ֣חַל לְנַ֥חַל לְנַֽחַל־ לַנַּ֔חַל לַנַּ֗חַל לַנָּ֑חַל לנחל לנחל־ מִ֭נַּחַל מִנַּ֣חֲלֵי מִנַּ֤חַל מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי מִנַּ֥חַל מֵהַנַּ֣חַל מהנחל מנחל מנחלי נְחָלִ֔ים נְחָלִ֣ים נְחָלֶ֙יהָ֙ נַ֑חַל נַ֕חַל נַ֖חַל נַ֝֗חְלָה נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י נַ֣חְלָה נַ֣חֲלֵי נַ֣חַל נַ֤חַל נַ֥חַל נַ֧חַל נַ֨חַל נַ֨חַל ׀ נַֽחֲלֵי נַֽחֲלֵי־ נַחֲלֵ֥י נַחֲלַ֙יִם֙ נַחֲלָ֖ה נָ֑חַל נָ֥חַל נָֽחַל׃ נחל נחל׃ נחלה נחלי נחלי־ נחליה נחלים שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙ שהנחלים ban·na·ḥal ban·nā·ḥal ḇan·na·ḥal ḇan·nā·ḥal ban·nə·ḥā·lîm banNachal bannaḥal bannāḥal ḇannaḥal ḇannāḥal bannechaLim bannəḥālîm bə·na·ḥă·lê bə·na·ḥal bə·na·ḥal- benachal benachaLei bənaḥal bənaḥal- bənaḥălê chanNachal han·na·ḥal han·nā·ḥal han·nə·ḥā·lîm hanNachal hannaḥal hannāḥal hannechaLim hannəḥālîm ḵan·na·ḥal ḵannaḥal kə·na·ḥal keNachal kənaḥal kin·ḥā·lîm kinchaLim kinḥālîm lan·na·ḥal lan·nā·ḥal lanNachal lannaḥal lannāḥal lə·na·ḥal lə·na·ḥal- lenachal lənaḥal lənaḥal- mê·han·na·ḥal mehanNachal mêhannaḥal min·na·ḥă·lê min·na·ḥal minNachal minNachalei minnaḥal minnaḥălê na·ḥă·la·yim na·ḥă·lāh na·ḥă·lê na·ḥă·lê- na·ḥal nā·ḥal Nachal nachaLah nachaLayim Nachalei Nachlah naḥ·lāh naḥal nāḥal naḥălāh naḥălayim naḥălê naḥălê- naḥlāh nə·ḥā·le·hā nə·ḥā·lîm nechaLeiha nechaLim nəḥālehā nəḥālîm še·han·nə·ḥā·lîm šehannəḥālîm shehannechalim ū·ḇan·nə·ḥā·lîm ū·ḵə·na·ḥal ū·nə·ḥā·lîm ūḇannəḥālîm ucheNachal ūḵənaḥal unechaLim ūnəḥālîm uvannechaLim vaNachal vanNachal vehanNachal veNachal venachaLei wā·nā·ḥal wānāḥal wə·han·na·ḥal wə·na·ḥă·lê wə·na·ḥal wəhannaḥal wənaḥal wənaḥălê