Hebrew

Noun

נַחַל • ‎(nákhal) m ‎(plural indefinite נְחָלִים, plural construct נַחֲלֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form נָחַל) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a stream
2. (Biblical Hebrew) a valley
   • Genesis 26:19, with translation of the New International Version:

     וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵֽי־יִצְחָק בַּנָּחַל וַיִּמְצְאוּ־שָׁם בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּֽים׃‎

     Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.

Declension

Synonyms

• זֶרֶם ‎(zérem), יוּבַל ‎(yuvál), פֶּלֶג ‎(péleg), אָפִיק ‎('afík), ואדי \ וָדִי ‎(vadí), עָרוּץ ‎('arúts)

Etymology 2

Verb

נָחַל • ‎(nakhál) ‎(pa'al construction)

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