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Stream in Hebrew is נַחַל (náḥal).

It can also be said פלג or זרם, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

נַחַל
náḥal
noun · masculine
In English

stream

/ˈstɹiːm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for stream as a noun.

small river

any steady flow or succession of material

This is more about the Hebrew word נַחַל.

Written with vowel points
נַחַל
Written without vowel points
נחל
Said
náḥal
Plural
נְחָלִים
Its meanings in English
stream, a stream, a valley

The Hebrew dictionary's page for נחל, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with stream.

These words come before and after stream in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨stream⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨stream⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨stream⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נַחַל⁩, said náḥal. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נחל⁩. Its plural is ⁨נְחָלִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨stream⁩?

Besides ⁨נחל⁩, ⁨stream⁩ can be said ⁨פֶּלֶג⁩ (péleg) or ⁨זֶרֶם⁩ (zérem), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨נחל⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨נחל⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨נחל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨stream⁩, ⁨נחל⁩ can mean ⁨a stream and a valley⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry stream and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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