See also: נח״ל

Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
נ־ח־ל (n-ḥ-l)

Noun edit

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

  1. a stream (small river)
  2. (Biblical Hebrew) a valley
    • Tanach, 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.
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Etymology 2 edit

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נָחַל (nakhál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to receive, take possession of, inherit
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