Strong's Lexicon: H5095 נָהַל

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Strong's Number:	H5095
Word:	נָהַל
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	10
Transliteration:	nahal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	naw-hal'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to run with a sparkle, i.e. flow 2. hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustain
KJV Renderings:	carry, feed, guide, lead (gently, on).

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[נָהַל] verb Pi`el lead, guide to a watering-place (or station), and cause to rest there; bring to a station or place of rest; lead, guide; refresh (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3197] watering-place, [untranscribed source text 3198] take a first drink; likewise (Dozy) [untranscribed source text 3199] station, stage of the road; perhaps also Assyrian Nâlu , lie down Dl^{HWB 438}; Dl^{HA 5f.; Prol. 17
ff.} tries to explain all the passages from this Assyrian nâlu; against him see Prä^{LOPh i. 195} Che^{Acad., April 12,1884} DHM^{ZKF i. 357 f.} Nö^{ZMG xi. 1886, 728}; two √ √ proposed by RDWilson^{Presb. Rev. (N.Y.), April, 1885} (careful article), compare T. Che^{Psalm 23:2. critical note}.); —

Pi`el Perfect 2 masculine singular נֵהַלָתָּ Exod 15:13 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְנַהֵל Isa 40:11 suffix יְנַהֲלֵנִי Ps 23:2, יְנַהְלֵם Isa 49:10 וַיְנַהֲלֵם Gen 47:17; 2Chr 32:22 2 masculine singular suffix תְּנַהֲלֵנִי Ps 31:4 3 masculine plural suffix וַיְנַהֲלוּם 2Chr 28:15 Participle מְנַהֵל Isa 51:18 —

1. lead to watering-place (or station), and cause to rest there, subject ׳ י as shepherd, Isa 49:10 (עַלֿ location; || נהג), Ps 23:2 (with עַלֿ location; || הִרְבִּיץ), Isa 40:11 (|| רעה , קִבֵּץ).

2. lead or bring to a station, a goal, ׳ י subject Exod 15:13 (song; no object expressed, אֶלֿ location; || נחה); human subject 2Chr 28:15 and they conducted all the feeble of them by means of ( ב) asses (|| הֵבִיא).

3. lead, guide: figurative, אֵין מְנַהֵל לָהּ Isa 51:18 there is no one to be a guide for her, i.e. for Jerusalem, drunk with cup of ׳ י's fury (|| מַחֲזִיק בְּיָדָהּ); ׳ י subject Ps 31:4 lead me (|| תַּנְחֵנִי).

4. give rest to (?) מִסָּבִיב ׳ וַיְנ 2Chr 32:22 and he gave them rest on every hand, compare ᵐ5 ᵑ9 (= ׳ וַיָּנִח לָהֶם מִסּ +, probably so read here, see Be DHM Öttli).

5. refresh with food, ׳ וַיְנ בַּלֶּחֶם Gen 47:17 ( J ).

Hithpa`el Imperfect probably journey by stations, stages, only 1 singular אֶתְנַהֲלָה Gen 33:14 ( J ), I will proceed, journey on, by stages (i.e. deliberately with family and cattle).

נַהֲלָל see II. נַהֲלֹל . below

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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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H5095 — נָהַל

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