Hebrew word study
נַחַל H5158
- Transliteration
- nachal
- Pronunciation
- nakh'-al
- KJV glosses
- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
Lexical summary
a stream, especially a winter torrent
(by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs)
also a shaft (of a mine)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a stream, especially a winter torrent
(by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs)
also a shaft (of a mine)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information