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Hebrew word study

נַחַלnachal — a stream, especially a winter torrent

Pronounced “nakh'-al”

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

Translated in the King James as: brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

Appears 140 times in Scripture

Origin: or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 (נָחַל) in its original sense;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×

Genesis 26:17 Genesis 26:19 Genesis 32:23

Leviticus — 3×

Leviticus 11:9 Leviticus 11:10 Leviticus 23:40

Numbers — 8×

Numbers 13:23 Numbers 13:24 Numbers 21:12 Numbers 21:14 Numbers 21:15 Numbers 24:6 Numbers 32:9 Numbers 34:5

Deuteronomy — 20×

Deuteronomy 1:24 Deuteronomy 2:13 Deuteronomy 2:14 Deuteronomy 2:24 Deuteronomy 2:36 Deuteronomy 2:37 Deuteronomy 3:8 Deuteronomy 3:12 Deuteronomy 3:16 Deuteronomy 4:48 Deuteronomy 8:7 Deuteronomy 9:21 Deuteronomy 10:7 Deuteronomy 21:4 Deuteronomy 21:6+ 5 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 15×

Joshua 12:1 Joshua 12:2 Joshua 13:9 Joshua 13:16 Joshua 15:4 Joshua 15:7 Joshua 15:47 Joshua 16:8 Joshua 17:9 Joshua 19:11+ 5 more in Joshua

Judges — 6×

Judges 4:7 Judges 4:13 Judges 5:21 Judges 16:4+ 2 more in Judges

1 Samuel — 5×

1 Sam 15:5 1 Sam 17:40 1 Sam 30:9 1 Sam 30:10 1 Sam 30:21

2 Samuel — 5×

2 Sam 15:23 2 Sam 17:13 2 Sam 22:5 2 Sam 23:30 2 Sam 24:5

1 Kings — 10×

1 Ki 2:37 1 Ki 8:65 1 Ki 15:13 1 Ki 17:3 1 Ki 17:4 1 Ki 17:5 1 Ki 17:6 1 Ki 17:7 1 Ki 18:5 1 Ki 18:40

2 Kings — 7×

2 Ki 3:16 2 Ki 3:17 2 Ki 10:33 2 Ki 23:6 2 Ki 23:12 2 Ki 24:7+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chronicles — 7×

2 Chr 7:8 2 Chr 15:16 2 Chr 20:16 2 Chr 29:16 2 Chr 30:14 2 Chr 32:4 2 Chr 33:14

Nehemiah — 1×

Job — 8×

Job 6:15 Job 20:17 Job 21:33 Job 22:24 Job 28:4 Job 30:6 Job 40:22+ 1 more in Job

Psalms — 8×

Psalms 18:4 Psalms 36:8 Psalms 74:15 Psalms 78:20 Psalms 83:9 Psalms 104:10 Psalms 110:7 Psalms 124:4

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 18:4 Proverbs 30:17

Ecclesiastes — 2×

Eccles 1:7+ 1 more in Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon — 1×

Isaiah — 11×

Isaiah 7:19 Isaiah 11:15 Isaiah 15:7 Isaiah 27:12 Isaiah 30:28 Isaiah 30:33 Isaiah 34:9 Isaiah 35:6 Isaiah 57:5 Isaiah 57:6 Isaiah 66:12

Jeremiah — 3×

Jeremiah 31:9 Jeremiah 31:40 Jeremiah 47:2

Lamentations — 1×

Ezekiel — 9×

Ezekiel 47:5 Ezekiel 47:6 Ezekiel 47:7 Ezekiel 47:9 Ezekiel 47:12 Ezekiel 47:19 Ezekiel 48:28+ 2 more in Ezekiel

Joel — 1×

Amos — 2×

Amos 5:24 Amos 6:14

Micah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.