נחל

See also: נח״ל

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
נ־ח־ל (n-ḥ-l)

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
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite נַחַל first נַחֲלִינַחֲלֵנוּ
definite הַנַּחַל second נַחַלְךָנַחֲלֵךְנַחַלְכֶםנַחַלְכֶן
construct נַחַל־ third נַחֲלוֹנַחֲלָהּנַחֲלָםנַחֲלָן
pluralindefinite נְחָלִים first נחליי / נְחָלַינְחָלֵינוּ
definite הַנְּחָלִים second נְחָלֶיךָנחלייך / נְחָלַיִךְנַחֲלֵיכֶםנַחֲלֵיכֶן
construct נַחֲלֵי־ third נְחָלָיונְחָלֶיהָנַחֲלֵיהֶםנַחֲלֵיהֶן
Synonyms

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Verb

נָחַל • (nakhál) third-singular masculine past (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 נָחַלְתִּינָחַלְנוּ
second נָחַלְתָּנָחַלְתְּנְחַלְתֶּם1נְחַלְתֶּן1
third נָחַלנָחֲלָהנָחֲלוּ
present נוֹחֵלנוֹחֶלֶתנוֹחֲלִיםנוֹחֲלוֹת
future first אֶנְחַלנִנְחַל
second תִּנְחַלתִּנְחֲלִיתִּנְחֲלוּתִּנְחַלְנָה2
third יִנְחַלתִּנְחַליִנְחֲלוּתִּנְחַלְנָה2
imperative נְחַלנַחֲלִינַחֲלוּנְחַלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָחַלְתֶּם and נָחַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
References
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