נהר

Aramaic

Verb

נהר • (transliteration needed)

to light, to shine

Hebrew

Root
נ־ה־ר‎ (n-h-r)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum) and Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naˈhaʁ/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ˈnɔhɔʁ]
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [nɔːˈhɔːʀ̟]

Noun

נָהָר • (nahár) m (plural indefinite נְהָרוֹת‎ or נְהָרִים‎, singular construct נְהַר־, plural construct נַהֲרוֹת־‎) [pattern: קָטָל]

river (especially the Nile, Euphrates, etc.)

Derived terms

אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם‎ (arám naharáyim)
כֶּלֶב נָהָר‎ (kélev nahar)

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)

to surge

References

H5104 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Compare Aramaic נהורא‎, Classical Syriac ܢܘܗܪܐ‎ (nuhrā), Arabic نَهَار‎ (nahār).

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)

to shine

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָהַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לנהור / לִנְהֹר‎ action noun: נְהִירָה‎ passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָהַרְתִּי‎		נָהַרְנוּ‎
	second	נָהַרְתָּ‎	נָהַרְתְּ‎	נְהַרְתֶּם‎¹	נְהַרְתֶּן‎¹
	third	נָהַר	נָהֲרָה‎	נָהֲרוּ‎
present		נוֹהֵר‎	נוֹהֶרֶת‎	נוֹהֲרִים‎	נוֹהֲרוֹת‎
future	first	אֶנְהַר‎		נִנְהַר‎
	second	תִּנְהַר‎	תִּנְהֲרִי‎	תִּנְהֲרוּ‎	תִּנְהַרְנָה‎²
	third	יִנְהַר‎	תִּנְהַר‎	יִנְהֲרוּ‎	תִּנְהַרְנָה‎²
imperative		נְהַר	נַהֲרִי‎	נַהֲרוּ‎	נְהַרְנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced נָהַרְתֶּם‎ and נָהַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

H5102 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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