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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H5158 - Rivers

Strong's No.:H5158

Hebrew:נַחַל

Transliteration:nachal

Phonetic:nakh'-al

Word Origin:From H5157 in its original sense

Bible Usage:{brook} {flood} {river} {stream} valley.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

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


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley

a. torrent

b. torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)

c. shaft (of mine)

2. palm-tree

a. meaning dubious


Bible References:
Rivers

Translation
Occurrences:
brook ( 35 )
brooks ( 7 )
flood ( 3 )
floods ( 2 )
river ( 45 )
rivers ( 7 )
stream ( 7 )
streams ( 4 )
valley ( 18 )
valleys ( 5 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.