נחל

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]

1. a stream (small river)
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

Declension of נַחַל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				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)

1. to receive, take possession of, inherit

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָחַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לנחול / לִנְחֹל‎ action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		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