Nachal — H5158

H5158 · Hebrew — נחל

Pronunciation: nakh'-al

Other spellings: nachălâh נַחֲלָה

Definition

masculine noun

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

  1. torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
    1. torrent
    2. torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
    3. shaft (of mine)
  2. palm-tree
    1. meaning dubious

Usually translated as

river, brook, valley, stream, flood

Origin

or (feminine) nachlâh; (Psalm 124:4), or nachălâh; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 in its original sense

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nachal occurs 141 times in 123 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Leviticus (3), Numbers (8), Deuteronomy (15), Joshua (10), Judges (4), 1 Samuel (5), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (10), 2 Kings (6), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (7), Nehemiah (1), Job (7), Psalms (8), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (7), Joel (1), Amos (2), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N