נָחַל verb denominative get or take as a possession (compare Gerber^236ff.; Ecclus נחל Ecclesiasticus 45:22b +; Late Hebrew id. (rare)); —

Qal Perfect ׳נ Zechariah 2:16; 2masculine singular נָחַלְתָּ Exodus 23:20 8t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine singular יִנְחַלְ Isaiah 57:13; 3masculine plural יִנְחֲלוּ Numbers 18:23 5t.; יִנְחָ֑לוּ Numbers 26:55 2t.; + 8 t. Imperfect; Infinitive נְחֹל Numbers 34:18; Joshua 19:49; —

1 take possession, inherit:

a. land of Canaan, Exodus 23:30 (E), Exodus 32:13 (J), Isaiah 57:13; Ezekiel 47:14; Zoin and Judah Psalm 69:37.

b. special sections in the land, of tribes and individuals, נחל נחלה Joshua 17:6 (J); ׳נחלה אשׁר נ Deuteronomy 19:14 (D), Numbers 35:8 (P), compare Joshua 14:1 (P); without accusative, have or get a (landed) property, Numbers 18:20,23,24; Numbers 26:55; Numbers 32:19; Joshua 16:4; Joshua 19:9 (all P), Judges 11:3.

c. land of Moab and Ammon by conquest Zephaniah 2:9; landed property בכל הנוים Psalm 82:8.

d. God takes possession of Israel as his private property Exodus 34:9 (J); Judah Zechariah 2:16.

2 figurative have or get as a possession, property: testimonies Psalm 119:111, glory Proverbs 3:35, good things Proverbs 28:10, lies Jeremiah 16:19, wind Proverbs 11:29, simplicity Proverbs 14:18.

3 divide the land for a possession, Numbers 34:17,18; Joshua 19:49 (all P; incorrect pointing for Piel, so SS).

Pi`el divide for a possession: Perfect3masculine singular נִחַל Joshua 13:32; 3plural נִחֲלוּ Joshua 14:1; Joshua 19:51; Infinitive נַחֵל Numbers 34:29 (all P); also Numbers 34:17,18; Joshua 19:49 (see Qal 3).

Hithpa`el Perfect3plural suffix הִתְנַחֲלוּם Isaiah 24:2; 2masculine plural הִתְנַחַלְתֶּם Leviticus 25:46; Numbers 33:54; Imperfect תִּתְנַחֲלוּ Numbers 34:13; Ezekiel 47:13; תִּתְנֶחָ֑לוּ Numbers 33:54; Infinitive הִתְנַחֵל Numbers 32:18; possess oneself of land (accusative), Numbers 33:54; Numbers 34:13(P) Ezekiel 47:13; נחלה Numbers 32:18 (P); slaves Leviticus 25:46 (P) Isaiah 14:2; absolute, reference to land Numbers 33:54 (P); all with לְ person (for whose benefit), except Numbers 32:18; Numbers 34:13; Isaiah 14:2.

Hiph`il Perfect1singular הִנְחַ֫לְתִּי Jeremiah 3:18 3t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine singular יַנְחִיל Deuteronomy 3:28; יַנְחִל Ezekiel 46:18; 2masculine singular suffix תַּנְחִילֶנָּה Deuteronomy 31:7 5t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct הַנְחִיל Isaiah 49:8; Proverbs 8:21; בְּהַנְחֵל Deuteronomy 32:8 (on form compare Ew^{§ 238 d} Kö^{i. 315} Ges^{§ 53k}; read בְּהַנְחִל?); suffix הַנְחִילוֺ Deuteronomy 21:16; Participle מַנְחִיל Deuteronomy 12:10; —

1 give as a possession:

a. land of Canaan (given by ׳י or his servants), accusative of person and thing, Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; Deuteronomy 12:10; Deuteronomy 19:3; Deuteronomy 31:7; Joshua 1:6 (all D), Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 12:14.

b. various things, accusative of person and thing, especially blessings, Zechariah 8:12; 1 Samuel 2:8; Proverbs 8:21; accusative of thing Isaiah 49:8; accusative of person Deuteronomy 32:8.

2 cause to inherit, give as an inheritance, with accusative of person and thing, Deuteronomy 21:16; accusative of person + מן thing, Ezekiel 46:18; accusative of person Proverbs 13:22; ל person 1 Chronicles 28:8.

Hoph`al Perfect1singular הָנְחַלְתּי Job 7:3 made to possess, with accusative of thing, e.g. months of vanity.



divide, have inheritance, take as a heritage, cause to, give to, make to inherit, distribute for

A primitive root; to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate -- divide, have ((inheritance)), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).

בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל בהנחל הִנְחַ֖לְתִּי הִנְחַ֥לְתִּי הִתְנַחֵל֙ הַנְחִיל֣וֹ הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי הנחילו הנחלתי התנחל וְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּם וְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗י וְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛ם וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם וְהִתְנַחַלְתֶּם֩ וְנָחֲל֖וּ וְנָחַ֨ל וְנָחַלְתָּ֖ וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ וּנְחַלְתֶּ֤ם וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃ והנחלתי והנחלתם והתנחלום והתנחלתם וינחלו ונחל ונחלו ונחלת ונחלתם ונחלתנו׃ יִנְחֲל֖וּ יִנְחֲל֥וּ יִנְחֲלוּ־ יִנְחַל־ יִנְחָ֑לוּ יִנְחָ֔לוּ יִנְחָֽלוּ׃ יִנְחָל֑וּהָ יִנְחָלֽוּם׃ יַנְחִ֣יל יַנְחִ֣ל יַנְחִ֥יל יַנְחִֽילְךָ֖ יַנְחִלֵ֑ם יַנְחִלֶ֥נָּה ינחיל ינחילך ינחל ינחל־ ינחלו ינחלו־ ינחלו׃ ינחלוה ינחלום׃ ינחלם ינחלנה לְהַנְחִ֖יל לְנַחֵ֥ל לִנְחֹ֥ל לִנְחֹל־ להנחיל לנחל לנחל־ מַנְחִ֣יל מנחיל נִֽחֲל֜וּ נִחֲל֣וּ נִחַ֥ל נִנְחַל֙ נָחֲל֣וּ נָחֲל֥וּ נָחַ֣לְתִּי נחל נחלו נחלתי ננחל תִ֝נְחַ֗ל תִּנְחַ֔ל תִּתְנֶחָֽלוּ׃ תִּתְנַחֲל֣וּ תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּ תִנְחַ֣ל תִנְחָ֔ל תַּנְחִיל֙ תַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּה תנחיל תנחילנה תנחל תתנחלו תתנחלו׃ bə·han·ḥêl behanChel bəhanḥêl hā·nə·ḥal·tî han·ḥî·lōw hanchiLo haneChalti hānəḥaltî hanḥîlōw hin·ḥal·tî hinChalti hinḥaltî hiṯ·na·ḥêl hitnaChel hiṯnaḥêl lə·han·ḥîl lə·na·ḥêl lehanChil ləhanḥîl lenaChel lənaḥêl lin·ḥōl lin·ḥōl- linChol linḥōl linḥōl- man·ḥîl manChil manḥîl nā·ḥă·lū nā·ḥal·tî naChalti nachaLu nāḥaltî nāḥălū ni·ḥă·lū ni·ḥal niChal nichaLu niḥal niḥălū nin·ḥal ninChal ninḥal tan·ḥî·len·nāh tan·ḥîl tanChil tanchiLennah tanḥîl tanḥîlennāh tin·ḥal ṯin·ḥal ṯin·ḥāl tinChal tinḥal ṯinḥal ṯinḥāl tiṯ·na·ḥă·lū tiṯ·ne·ḥā·lū titnachaLu tiṯnaḥălū titneChalu tiṯneḥālū ū·nə·ḥal·tā·nū ū·nə·ḥal·tem unechalTanu unechalTem ūnəḥaltānū ūnəḥaltem vaiyinchaLu vehinchalTem vehinchalTi vehitnachalTem vehitnachaLum venaChal venachalTa venachaLu way·yin·ḥă·lū wayyinḥălū wə·hin·ḥal·tem wə·hin·ḥal·tî wə·hiṯ·na·ḥă·lūm wə·hiṯ·na·ḥal·tem wə·hiṯ·na·ḥăl·tem wə·nā·ḥă·lū wə·nā·ḥal wə·nā·ḥal·tā wəhinḥaltem wəhinḥaltî wəhiṯnaḥaltem wəhiṯnaḥăltem wəhiṯnaḥălūm wənāḥal wənāḥaltā wənāḥălū yan·ḥî·lə·ḵā yan·ḥi·lêm yan·ḥi·len·nāh yan·ḥil yan·ḥîl yanChil yanchileCha yanchiLem yanchiLennah yanḥil yanḥîl yanḥîləḵā yanḥilêm yanḥilennāh yin·ḥă·lū yin·ḥā·lū yin·ḥă·lū- yin·ḥā·lū·hā yin·ḥā·lūm yin·ḥal- yinchal yinchaLu yinchaLuha yinchaLum yinḥal- yinḥălū yinḥālū yinḥălū- yinḥālūhā yinḥālūm