נַחַל
Strong's H5158
nachal
/nakh'-al/
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5158
- Hebrew
- נַחַל
- Transliteration
- nachal
- Pronunciation
- /nakh'-al/
- KJV Translations
- 5 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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;H5157 (nâchal)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
brookfloodriverstreamvalley
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of nachal:
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