Nakhal (נחל) means stream in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נַחַל
nakhal
noun · masculine
In English
stream
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nakhal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גוף מים הקטן מנהר.
וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵי יִצְחָק בַּנָּחַל; וַיִּמְצְאוּ שָׁם בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nakhal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַחַל
- Written without vowel points
- נחל
- Said
- nakhal
- Root
- נ־ח־ל
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- נְחָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְחָלִים; ס' נַחֲלֵי־
- Gematria
- 88
This is how Nakhal is said in other languages.
- English
- stream
- Arabic
- نَهْر
These words rhyme with Nakhal.
The word Nakhal is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nakhal comes from the root נ־ח־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Nakhal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhal.
What does Nakhal (נחל) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhal (נחל) means stream. It is said nakhal, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Nakhal (נחל)?
Words that rhyme with Nakhal (נחל) include זחל.
Is Nakhal (נחל) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakhal (נחל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְחָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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