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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - נָחַל

נָחַל

H5157

Transliteration: nâchal

Pronunciation: naw-khal'

Definition: divide


Original: נחל

Transliteration: nâchal

Phonetic: naw-khal'

BDB Definition:

  1. to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess
    1. (Qal)
      1. to take possession, inherit
      2. to have or get as a possession or property (figuratively)
      3. to divide the land for a possession
      4. to acquire (testimonies) (figuratively)
    2. (Piel) to divide for a possession
    3. (Hithpael) to possess oneself of
    4. (Hiphil)
      1. to give as a possession
      2. to cause to inherit, give as an inheritance
    5. (Hophal) to be allotted, be made to possess

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1342

Part(s) of speech: Verb


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