Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5155 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נְחִילָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | probably denominative from H2485 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | nchiylah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nekh-ee-law' |
| Meaning: | 1. a flute |
| KJV Renderings: | (plural) Nehiloth. |
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[נְחִילָה] noun feminine meaning unknown; only plural in phrase אֶלהַֿנְּחִילוֺת Ps 5:1 (title); most conjecture = נְחִלּוֺת √חלל = חָלִיל flute; see against this BaeEinl. xi, who thinks (compare ᵐ5 ὑπὲρ τῆς Κληρονομούσης = אֶלהַֿנֹּחֶלֶת [compare ᵑ9 ], Jerome [ Aq Symm] pro hereditatibus = אֶלהַֿנְּחָלֹת) possibly designation of a melody.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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