Biblical Persons & Places
Brook_of_Egypt
Brook of Egypt
A location first mentioned at Num.34.5;
referred to as Brook of Egypt (נַ֫חַל), or Brook/ of Egypt (KJV= "river of Egypt," NIV= Wadi of Egypt) (נַ֫חַל מִצְרַ֫יִם), or Shihor (שִׁיחוֹר).
Brook_of_the_Arabah
Brook of the Arabah= near Hamath (Hamath@Num.13.21-Zec=H2574G)
A location near Hamath only mentioned at Amo.6.14;
only referred to as Brook_of_the_Arabah (עֲרָבָה נַ֫חַל).
Brook_of_the_Willows
Brook of the Willows= in the Jordan Valley
A location in the Jordan Valley only mentioned at Isa.15.7 ;
called Brook_of_the_Willows (עֲרָבָה נַ֫חַל)
Strong's Definition
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Derivation: or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 (נָחַל) in its original sense;
KJV Usage: brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
TWOT Reference: 1343a,b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
1a) torrent
1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
1c) shaft (of mine)
2) palm-tree
2a) meaning dubious
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נַחֲלָה / נַחְלָה / נַחַל
nachal / nachlâh / nachălâh
BDB Definition:
1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
1a) torrent
1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
1c) shaft (of mine)
2) palm-tree
2a) meaning dubious
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5157 in its original sense
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1343a, 1343b
Total KJV Occurrences: 142