נחל

See also: נח״ל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ח־ל (n-kh-l)
7 terms

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
    • 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.
Declension
Declension of נַחַל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: 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

References

Etymology 2

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

1 Pronounced נָחַלְתֶּם and נָחַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
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