"נהר" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /naːˈhaːr/ [Biblical-Hebrew], [nɔːˈhɔːʀ̟] [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ˈnɔhɔʁ] [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /naˈ(h)aʁ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /naˈʔaʁ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew, nonstandard] Forms: נָהָר [canonical], nahár [romanization], נְהָרוֹת [indefinite, plural], נְהָרִים [indefinite, plural], נְהַר־ [construct, singular], נַהֲרוֹת־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum) and Arabic نَهْر (nahr). The verb is a denominal and follows from the noun, cf. Arabic نَهَرَ (nahara, “to flow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*nahar-|t=river}} Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”), {{cog|akk|nārum|𒀀𒇉|tr=nārum}} Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum), {{cog|ar|نَهْر}} Arabic نَهْر (nahr), {{glossary|denominal}} denominal, {{cog|ar|نَهَرَ|t=to flow}} Arabic نَهَرَ (nahara, “to flow”) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=נְהַר|g=m|pat=קָטָל|pl=נְהָרוֹת|pl2=נְהָרִים|plcons=נַהֲרוֹת|tr=nahár|wv=נָהָר}} נָהָר • (nahár) m (plural indefinite נְהָרוֹת or נְהָרִים, singular construct נְהַר־, plural construct נַהֲרוֹת־) [pattern: קָטָל]
  1. river (especially the Nile, Euphrates, etc.) Derived forms: אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם (arám naharáyim), כֶּלֶב נָהָר (kélev nahár)
    Sense id: en-נהר-he-noun-MDZdC-4e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /naːˈhaːr/ [Biblical-Hebrew], [nɔːˈhɔːʀ̟] [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ˈnɔhɔʁ] [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /naˈ(h)aʁ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /naˈʔaʁ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew, nonstandard] Forms: נָהַר [canonical], nahár [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum) and Arabic نَهْر (nahr). The verb is a denominal and follows from the noun, cf. Arabic نَهَرَ (nahara, “to flow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*nahar-|t=river}} Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”), {{cog|akk|nārum|𒀀𒇉|tr=nārum}} Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum), {{cog|ar|نَهْر}} Arabic نَهْر (nahr), {{glossary|denominal}} denominal, {{cog|ar|نَهَرَ|t=to flow}} Arabic نَهَرَ (nahara, “to flow”) Head templates: {{he-verb|pa|tr=nahár|wv=נָהַר|ע=ה}} נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)
  1. to flow Tags: construction-pa'al
    Sense id: en-נהר-he-verb-U7EY147G
  2. (figuratively) to come, rush Tags: construction-pa'al, figuratively
    Sense id: en-נהר-he-verb-4GEJJBbU Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות, Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטָל, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 3 2 57 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 2 54 2 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 88 5 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 4 10 85 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 4 10 86 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטָל: 11 31 58 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 5 4 87 4 Disambiguation of Landforms: 19 0 81 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Aramaic נְהַר (nəhar, “to shine”), whose root is related to Hebrew נ־ו־ר, whence words such נֵר (ner, “candle”) and מְנוֹרָה (m'norá, “menorah”) are derived. Etymology templates: {{bor+|he|arc|נְהַר|t=to shine|tr=nəhar}} Borrowed from Aramaic נְהַר (nəhar, “to shine”), {{cog|he|נ־ו־ר}} Hebrew נ־ו־ר Head templates: {{he-verb|pa|tr=nahár|wv=נָהַר|ע=ה}} נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction) Inflection templates: {{he-conj|pa|נהר|pp=-}} Forms: נָהַר [canonical], nahár [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לנהור [error-unrecognized-form], לִנְהֹר [error-unrecognized-form], נְהִירָה [noun-from-verb], - [participle, passive], נָהַרְתִּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, singular], נָהַרְנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, plural], נָהַרְתָּ [masculine, past, second-person, singular], נָהַרְתְּ [feminine, past, second-person, singular], נְהַרְתֶּם [masculine, past, plural, second-person], נְהַרְתֶּן [feminine, past, plural, second-person], נָהַר [masculine, past, singular, third-person], נָהֲרָה [feminine, past, singular, third-person], נָהֲרוּ [feminine, masculine, past, plural, third-person], נוֹהֵר [masculine, present, singular], נוֹהֶרֶת [feminine, present, singular], נוֹהֲרִים [masculine, plural, present], נוֹהֲרוֹת [feminine, plural, present], אֶנְהַר [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, singular], נִנְהַר [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, plural], תִּנְהַר [future, masculine, second-person, singular], תִּנְהֲרִי [feminine, future, second-person, singular], תִּנְהֲרוּ [future, masculine, plural, second-person], תִּנְהַרְנָה [feminine, future, plural, second-person], יִנְהַר [future, masculine, singular, third-person], תִּנְהַר [feminine, future, singular, third-person], יִנְהֲרוּ [future, masculine, plural, third-person], תִּנְהַרְנָה [feminine, future, plural, third-person], נְהַר [imperative, masculine, singular], נַהֲרִי [feminine, imperative, singular], נַהֲרוּ [imperative, masculine, plural], נְהַרְנָה [feminine, imperative, plural]
  1. to shine Tags: construction-pa'al
    Sense id: en-נהר-he-verb-i5-pW8j2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnɔhɔʁ]",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/naˈ(h)aʁ/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/naˈʔaʁ/",
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          "_dis": "19 0 81 0",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              194,
              198
            ]
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              105,
              112
            ]
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          "english": "And it shall come to pass in the end of days, That the mountain of the LORD’S house Shall be established as the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow unto it.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Isaiah [[s:he:T1002#ב_ב|2:2]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "וְהָיָה בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים נָכוֹן יִהְיֶה הַר בֵּית־יְהֹוָה בְּרֹאשׁ הֶהָרִים וְנִשָּׂא מִגְּבָעוֹת וְנָהֲרוּ אֵלָיו כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִם׃",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "נוֹהֵר",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "נוֹהֶרֶת",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "נוֹהֲרִים",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
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        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "נְהַר",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "נַהֲרִי",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "נַהֲרוּ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "נְהַרְנָה",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "tr": "nahár",
        "wv": "נָהַר",
        "ע": "ה"
      },
      "expansion": "נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)",
      "name": "he-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "נהר",
        "pp": "-"
      },
      "name": "he-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "They looked unto Him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be abashed.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Psalms [[s:he:T2634#לד_ו|34:6]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "הִבִּיטוּ אֵלָיו וְנָהָרוּ וּפְנֵיהֶם אַל־יֶחְפָּרוּ׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shine",
          "shine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-pa'al"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "נהר"
}

Download raw JSONL data for נהר meaning in Hebrew (11.4kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'to-infinitive'",
  "path": [
    "נהר"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "נהר",
  "trace": ""
}

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