נחל

See also: נח״ל‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ח־ל‎ (n-ḥ-l)

Noun

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

a stream (small river)
(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

Declension of נַחַל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	נַחַל	first	נַחֲלִי‎		נַחֲלֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַנַּחַל‎	second	נַחַלְךָ‎	נַחֲלֵךְ‎	נַחַלְכֶם‎	נַחַלְכֶן‎
	construct	נַחַל־	third	נַחֲלוֹ‎	נַחֲלָהּ‎	נַחֲלָם‎	נַחֲלָן‎
plural	indefinite	נְחָלִים‎	first	נחליי / נְחָלַי‎		נְחָלֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַנְּחָלִים‎	second	נְחָלֶיךָ‎	נחלייך / נְחָלַיִךְ‎	נַחֲלֵיכֶם‎	נַחֲלֵיכֶן‎
	construct	נַחֲלֵי־‎	third	נְחָלָיו‎	נְחָלֶיהָ‎	נַחֲלֵיהֶם‎	נַחֲלֵיהֶן‎

Synonyms

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

References

H5158 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

נָחַל • (nakhál) (pa'al construction)

to receive, take possession of, inherit

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָחַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לנחול / לִנְחֹל‎ action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָחַלְתִּי‎		נָחַלְנוּ‎
	second	נָחַלְתָּ‎	נָחַלְתְּ‎	נְחַלְתֶּם‎¹	נְחַלְתֶּן‎¹
	third	נָחַל	נָחֲלָה‎	נָחֲלוּ‎
present		נוֹחֵל‎	נוֹחֶלֶת‎	נוֹחֲלִים‎	נוֹחֲלוֹת‎
future	first	אֶנְחַל‎		נִנְחַל‎
	second	תִּנְחַל‎	תִּנְחֲלִי‎	תִּנְחֲלוּ‎	תִּנְחַלְנָה‎²
	third	יִנְחַל‎	תִּנְחַל‎	יִנְחֲלוּ‎	תִּנְחַלְנָה‎²
imperative		נְחַל	נַחֲלִי‎	נַחֲלוּ‎	נְחַלְנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced נָחַלְתֶּם‎ and נָחַלְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

H5157 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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