בְּ/נַ֥חַל — Numbers 21:12 Hebrew Word Study

בְּ/נַ֥חַל

𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤋

benachal

in the wadi

or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from נָחַל in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine); brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

H5158

Numbers 21:12 · Word #4

Lexicon `H5158`

Lemma	נַחַל
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤍𐤇𐤋
Transliteration	nachal
Strong's	H5158
In-context	in the wadi

Morphology `HR/Ncmsc` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H5158-03`

in a torrent-valley

Root	נחל (n-ḥ-l)
Core Meanings	to receive as a possession, to allot, to inherit; wadi, torrent-valley, flowing channel
Semantic Range	seasonal stream, wadi, ravine, torrent-bed, flood-channel, narrow valley with running water, occasionally a mining shaft
Conceptual Significance	נַחַל often evokes the rugged landscapes of the land of Israel, marked by dry streambeds that suddenly flood with rain. It conveys both danger and provision—symbolizing sudden judgment, refreshing life, or the shifting fortunes of inheritance tied to the root idea of receiving or allotment.
Morphological Notes	Preposition בְּ (“in”) prefixed to a masculine singular noun in construct form (Ncmsc). Though construct in form, it functions here as a singular noun governed by the preposition.
Rendering Rationale	The noun נַחַל denotes a wadi or seasonal torrent-bed—an intermittent stream channel that receives and carries rushing waters. Rendering it "torrent-valley" preserves the vivid sense of a seasonal flood-channel rather than a gentle brook. The form is masculine singular (construct) with the prefixed preposition בְּ (“in”), thus "in a torrent-valley."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נחל (to receive as a possession, to allot, to inherit; wadi, torrent-valley, flowing channel)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5158-01`	banachal	in the torrent-valley
`H5159-01`	banachalah	in the inherited-possession
`H5158-02`	banechalim	in the torrent-valleys
`H5159-02`	benachalah	in a hereditary portion
`H5159-03`	benachalat	in the inherited-portion of
`H5159-04`	benachalatam	in their allotted inheritance
`H5159-05`	benachalatekha	in your inherited-possession
`H5159-06`	benachalatekhem	in your inherited-portion
`H5159-07`	benachalato	in his inherited-portion (or in their inherited-portion)
`H5158-04`	benachaley	in the torrent-valleys of
`H5158-05`	hanachal	the torrent-valley
`H5159-08`	hanachalah	the inherited-portion
`H5158-06`	hanechalim	the torrent-valleys
`H5159-09`	hanechalot	the inherited allotments
`H5157-01`	hinechaleti	I caused to inherit as a heritage
`H5158-07`	kenachal	like a torrent-wadi
`H5158-08`	khanachal	like the torrent-wadi
`H5158-09`	kinechalim	like torrent-valleys
`H5158-10`	lanachal	to the torrent-valley
`H5157-02`	lehanechil	to cause to inherit
`H5158-11`	lenachal	to a torrent-valley
`H5159-10`	lenachalah	for an inherited-portion
`H5159-11`	lenachalato	to his allotted inheritance
`H5157-03`	lenachel	to apportion as an inheritance
`H5159-12`	lenachelat	to the inherited-portion of
`H5157-04`	linechol	to take as an inheritance
`H5158-12`	mehanachal	from the torrent-valley
`H5158-13`	minachal	from the torrent-valley
`H5159-13`	minachalah	from an inheritance-portion
`H5159-14`	minachalat	from the inherited-portion of
`H5159-15`	minachalatam	from their inherited-portion
`H5159-16`	minachalatekha	from your inherited-portion
`H5159-17`	minachalato	from his inherited allotment
`H5158-14`	minachaley	from the torrent-valleys of
`H5158-15`	nachal	winter-torrent valley
`H5159-18`	nachalah	an inherited portion
`H5159-19`	nachalat	inheritance of
`H5159-20`	nachalatam	their allotted-possession
`H5159-21`	nachalatan	their (feminine) inherited portion
`H5159-22`	nachalatekha	your inherited portion
`H5159-23`	nachalatekhem	your (masculine plural) inherited possession
`H5159-24`	nachalatenu	our inherited-portion
`H5159-25`	nachalati	my inherited-portion
`H5159-26`	nachalato	his inherited possession
`H5158-16`	nachalayim	two torrent-valleys
`H5158-17`	nachaley	torrent-valleys of
`H5157-05`	nachalu	they inherited
`H2470-15`	nachelah	torrent-valley
`H5158-18`	nechaleyha	her torrent-valleys
`H5158-19`	nechalim	torrent-valleys
`H5159-27`	nechalot	inheritance-portions
`H5157-06`	nichalu	they were allotted an inheritance
`H5158-20`	shehanechalim	that the torrent-valleys
`H5157-07`	tinechal	you shall inherit as your allotted possession
`H5157-08`	titenachalu	you shall allot yourselves an inheritance
`H5158-21`	ukhenachal	and like a torrent-wadi
`H5159-28`	uminachalat	and from the inherited-portion of
`H5158-22`	unechalim	and torrent-valleys
`H5158-23`	uvanechalim	and in the torrent-valleys
`H5159-29`	uvenachalato	and in his inheritance-portion
`H5158-24`	vanachal	in the torrent-valley
`H5157-09`	vayinechalu	and they took possession as an inheritance
`H5158-25`	vehanachal	and the torrent-valley
`H5157-10`	vehitenachaletem	and you shall take for yourselves as an inheritance
`H5157-11`	venachal	and he took-as-inheritance; and torrent-valley-of
`H5159-30`	venachalah	an inherited possession
`H5159-31`	venachalat	and inherited-portion-of
`H5159-32`	venachalatam	and their allotted inheritance
`H5159-33`	venachalatekha	and your inherited-portion
`H5159-34`	venachalati	and my allotted-inheritance
`H5159-35`	venachalato	and his inherited-portion
`H5158-26`	venachaley	and torrent-valleys of
`H5157-12`	yanechil	he will cause to inherit
`H5157-13`	yanechilenah	he will cause her to inherit
`H5157-14`	yinechal	he will take as an inheritance
`H5157-15`	yinechalu	they shall receive as inheritance

Word Usage (141 occurrences of H5158)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 26:17	בְּ/נַֽחַל	benachal	in the valley
Genesis 26:19	בַּ/נָּ֑חַל	banachal	in the valley
Genesis 32:24	הַ/נָּ֑חַל	hanachal	the stream
Leviticus 11:9	וּ/בַ/נְּחָלִ֖ים	uvanechalim	and in the streams
Leviticus 11:10	וּ/בַ/נְּחָלִ֔ים	uvanechalim	and in the streams
Leviticus 23:40	נָ֑חַל	nachal	of-the-brook
Numbers 13:23	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook/valley
Numbers 13:24	נַ֣חַל	nachal	valley
Numbers 21:12	בְּ/נַ֥חַל	benachal	in the wadi
Numbers 21:14	הַ/נְּחָלִ֖ים	hanechalim	the wadis
Numbers 21:15	הַ/נְּחָלִ֔ים	hanechalim	of the wadis
Numbers 24:6	כִּ/נְחָלִ֣ים	kinechalim	like valleys
Numbers 32:9	נַ֣חַל	nachal	the valley
Numbers 34:5	נַ֣חְלָ/ה	nachelah	brook
Deuteronomy 1:24	נַ֣חַל	nachal	valley
Deuteronomy 2:13	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
Deuteronomy 2:13	נַ֥חַל	nachal-2	brook
Deuteronomy 2:14	נַ֣חַל	nachal	the brook
Deuteronomy 2:24	נַ֣חַל	nachal	valley
Deuteronomy 2:36	נַ֨חַל	nachal	the valley
Deuteronomy 2:36	בַּ/נַּ֨חַל֙	banachal	is in the valley
Deuteronomy 2:37	נַ֤חַל	nachal	of the river
Deuteronomy 3:8	מִ/נַּ֥חַל	minachal	from wadi
Deuteronomy 3:12	נַ֣חַל	nachal	the wadi
Deuteronomy 3:16	נַ֣חַל	nachal	wadi
Deuteronomy 3:16	הַ/נַּ֖חַל	hanachal	of-the-wadi
Deuteronomy 3:16	הַ/נַּ֔חַל	hanachal-2	the-wadi
Deuteronomy 4:48	נַ֧חַל	nachal	the valley
Deuteronomy 8:7	נַ֣חֲלֵי	nachaley	of brooks
Deuteronomy 9:21	הַ/נַּ֖חַל	hanachal	the-brook
Deuteronomy 10:7	נַ֥חֲלֵי	nachaley	of brooks
Deuteronomy 21:4	נַ֣חַל	nachal	wadi
Deuteronomy 21:4	בַּ/נָּֽחַל	banachal	in the wadi
Deuteronomy 21:6	בַ/נָּֽחַל	vanachal	in the valley
Joshua 12:1	מִ/נַּ֤חַל	minachal	from the wadi
Joshua 12:2	נַ֨חַל	nachal	of the valley
Joshua 12:2	הַ/נַּ֨חַל֙	hanachal	of the valley
Joshua 12:2	הַ/נַּ֔חַל	hanachal-2	the river
Joshua 13:9	נַ֨חַל	nachal	the valley
Joshua 13:9	הַ/נַּ֛חַל	hanachal	the valley
Joshua 13:16	נַ֨חַל	nachal	of the valley
Joshua 13:16	הַ/נַּ֛חַל	hanachal	of the valley
Joshua 15:4	נַ֣חַל	nachal	the brook
Joshua 15:7	לַ/נָּ֑חַל	lanachal	the-ravine
Joshua 15:47	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
Joshua 16:8	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
Joshua 17:9	נַ֨חַל	nachal	brook
Joshua 17:9	לַ/נַּ֗חַל	lanachal	of-the-brook
Joshua 17:9	לַ/נַּ֔חַל	lanachal-2	of-the-brook
Joshua 19:11	הַ/נַּ֔חַל	hanachal	the brook
Judges 4:7	נַ֣חַל	nachal	river
Judges 4:13	נַ֥חַל	nachal	the river
Judges 5:21	נַ֤חַל	nachal	torrent
Judges 5:21	נַ֥חַל	nachal-2	torrent
Judges 5:21	נַ֣חַל	nachal-3	torrent
Judges 16:4	בְּ/נַ֣חַל	benachal	in the valley
1 Samuel 15:5	בַּ/נָּֽחַל	banachal	in the valley
1 Samuel 17:40	הַ/נַּ֡חַל	hanachal	the brook
1 Samuel 30:9	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
1 Samuel 30:10	נַ֥חַל	nachal	brook
1 Samuel 30:21	בְּ/נַ֣חַל	benachal	at-the-brook
2 Samuel 15:23	בְּ/נַ֣חַל	benachal	in the brook
2 Samuel 17:13	הַ/נַּ֔חַל	hanachal	the-valley
2 Samuel 22:5	נַחֲלֵ֥י	nachaley	torrents of
2 Samuel 23:30	מִ/נַּ֥חֲלֵי	minachaley	from the brooks of
2 Samuel 24:5	הַ/נַּ֥חַל	hanachal	the valley
1 Kings 2:37	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
1 Kings 8:65	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
1 Kings 15:13	בְּ/נַ֥חַל	benachal	in the brook
1 Kings 17:3	בְּ/נַ֣חַל	benachal	by the brook
1 Kings 17:4	מֵ/הַ/נַּ֣חַל	mehanachal	from the brook
1 Kings 17:5	בְּ/נַ֣חַל	benachal	by the brook
1 Kings 17:6	הַ/נַּ֖חַל	hanachal	the-brook
1 Kings 17:7	הַ/נָּ֑חַל	hanachal	the brook
1 Kings 18:5	הַ/נְּחָלִ֑ים	hanechalim	the streams
1 Kings 18:40	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
2 Kings 3:16	הַ/נַּ֥חַל	hanachal	this valley
2 Kings 3:17	וְ/הַ/נַּ֥חַל	vehanachal	that valley
2 Kings 10:33	נַ֣חַל	nachal	the valley
2 Kings 23:6	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
2 Kings 23:6	בְּ/נַ֥חַל	benachal	in the brook
2 Kings 23:12	נַ֥חַל	nachal	the brook
2 Kings 24:7	מִ/נַּ֤חַל	minachal	from the brook
Isaiah 7:19	בְּ/נַחֲלֵ֣י	benachaley	in-the-valleys-of
Isaiah 11:15	נְחָלִ֔ים	nechalim	streams
Isaiah 15:7	נַ֥חַל	nachal	the brook
Isaiah 27:12	נַ֣חַל	nachal	brook
Isaiah 30:28	כְּ/נַ֤חַל	kenachal	like-a-stream
Isaiah 30:33	כְּ/נַ֣חַל	kenachal	like a stream
Isaiah 34:9	נְחָלֶ֨י/הָ֙	nechaleyha	its streams
Isaiah 35:6	וּ/נְחָלִ֖ים	unechalim	and streams
Isaiah 57:5	בַּ/נְּחָלִ֔ים	banechalim	in the valleys
Isaiah 57:6	נַ֣חַל	nachal	of the stream
Isaiah 66:12	וּ/כְ/נַ֧חַל	ukhenachal	and-like-a-stream
Jeremiah 31:9	נַ֣חֲלֵי	nachaley	streams of
Jeremiah 31:40	נַ֨חַל	nachal	brook
Jeremiah 47:2	לְ/נַ֣חַל	lenachal	as a stream
Ezekiel 47:5	נַ֕חַל	nachal	stream
Ezekiel 47:5	נַ֖חַל	nachal-2	river
Ezekiel 47:6	הַ/נָּֽחַל	hanachal	of the river
Ezekiel 47:7	הַ/נַּ֔חַל	hanachal	of the river
Ezekiel 47:9	נַחֲלַ֨יִם֙	nachalayim	the streams
Ezekiel 47:9	הַ/נָּֽחַל	hanachal	the river
Ezekiel 47:12	הַ/נַּ֣חַל	hanachal	the river
Ezekiel 47:19	נַחֲלָ֖ה	nachalah	brook
Ezekiel 48:28	נַחֲלָ֖ה	nachalah	brook
Joel 4:18	נַ֥חַל	nachal	the valley
Amos 5:24	כְּ/נַ֥חַל	kenachal	like a stream
Amos 6:14	נַ֥חַל	nachal	the brook
Micah 6:7	נַֽחֲלֵי	nachaley	rivers of
Psalms 18:5	וְֽ/נַחֲלֵ֖י	venachaley	and-floods of
Psalms 36:9	וְ/נַ֖חַל	venachal	and-river
Psalms 74:15	וָ/נָ֑חַל	vanachal	and stream
Psalms 78:20	וּ/נְחָלִ֪ים	unechalim	and streams
Psalms 83:10	בְּ/נַ֣חַל	benachal	at the brook
Psalms 104:10	בַּ/נְּחָלִ֑ים	banechalim	into-the-valleys
Psalms 110:7	מִ֭/נַּחַל	minachal	from the brook
Psalms 124:4	נַ֗֜חְלָ/ה	nachelah	the stream
Proverbs 18:4	נַ֥חַל	nachal	brook
Proverbs 30:17	נַ֑חַל	nachal	of the valley
Job 6:15	נָ֑חַל	nachal	a wadi
Job 6:15	נְחָלִ֣ים	nechalim	of wadis
Job 20:17	נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י	nachaley	the brooks
Job 21:33	נָ֥חַל	nachal	of the valley
Job 22:24	נְחָלִ֣ים	nechalim	of wadis
Job 28:4	נַ֨חַל	nachal	a shaft
Job 30:6	נְחָלִ֣ים	nechalim	of the valleys
Job 40:22	נָֽחַל	nachal	of the brook
Song of Songs 6:11	הַ/נָּ֑חַל	hanachal	the valley
Lamentations 2:18	כַ/נַּ֤חַל	khanachal	like a river
Ecclesiastes 1:7	הַ/נְּחָלִים֙	hanechalim
Ecclesiastes 1:7	שֶׁ֤/הַ/נְּחָלִים֙	shehanechalim
Nehemiah 2:15	בַ/נַּ֨חַל֙	vanachal	in the valley
1 Chronicles 11:32	מִ/נַּ֣חֲלֵי	minachaley	of the brooks
2 Chronicles 7:8	נַ֥חַל	nachal	brook
2 Chronicles 15:16	בְּ/נַ֥חַל	benachal	in the brook
2 Chronicles 20:16	הַ/נַּ֔חַל	hanachal	of the valley
2 Chronicles 29:16	לְ/נַֽחַל	lenachal	to the brook
2 Chronicles 30:14	לְ/נַ֥חַל	lenachal	into the brook
2 Chronicles 32:4	הַ/נַּ֛חַל	hanachal	the stream
2 Chronicles 33:14	בַּ/נַּ֜חַל	banachal	in-the-valley

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Lexicon H5158

Morphology HR/Ncmsc All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H5158-03

Words from Root נחל (to receive as a possession, to allot, to inherit; wadi, torrent-valley, flowing channel)

Word Usage (141 occurrences of H5158)

Lexicon `H5158`

Morphology `HR/Ncmsc` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H5158-03`