Strong's H5158 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: נַחַל (nachal)

Pronunciation: nakh'-al

POS: nakh'-al Morph: n-m

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

Definition: or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from נָחַל in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine); brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

KJV Usage: brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
• 2. 1a) torrent
• 3. 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
• 4. 1c) shaft (of mine)
• 5. 2) palm-tree
• 6. 2a) meaning dubious

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G4215
• GREEK G5327
• GREEK G5493

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