Nakhal eytan (נחל איתן) means perennial stream in Hebrew.
It can also mean perennial brook. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
perennial stream, perennial brook
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nakhal eytan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נחל שבו זורמים מים כל השנה.
וְיִגַּל כַּמַּיִם מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה כְּנַחַל אֵיתָן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nakhal eytan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַחַל אֵיתָן
- Written without vowel points
- נחל איתן
- Said
- nakhal eytan
- Root
- ו־י־ת־נ
- Plural
- נַחֲלֵי אֵיתָן
- Inflections
- ר' נַחֲלֵי אֵיתָן
- Gematria
- 549
This is how Nakhal eytan is said in other languages.
- English
- perennial stream, perennial brook
These words mean the opposite of Nakhal eytan.
The word Nakhal eytan comes from the root ו־י־ת־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Nakhal eytan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhal eytan.
What does Nakhal eytan (נחל איתן) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhal eytan (נחל איתן) means perennial stream and perennial brook. It is said nakhal eytan, with the stress on na.
What is the opposite of Nakhal eytan (נחל איתן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nakhal eytan (נחל איתן) are נחל אכזב.
Is Nakhal eytan (נחל איתן) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakhal eytan (נחל איתן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נַחֲלֵי אֵיתָן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחל איתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.