נחל

See also: נח״ל‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
נ־ח־ל‎

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
    • 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

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 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. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.
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