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Lexicon :: Strong's H5104 - nāhār

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נָהָר
Transliteration
nāhār
Pronunciation
naw-hawr'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1315a

Strong’s Definitions

נָהָר nâhâr, naw-hawr'; from H5102; a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity:—flood, river.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 120x

The KJV translates Strong's H5104 in the following manner: river (98x), flood (18x), streams (2x), Aramnaharaim (with H763) (1x), river side (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 120x
The KJV translates Strong's H5104 in the following manner: river (98x), flood (18x), streams (2x), Aramnaharaim (with H763) (1x), river side (1x).

  1. stream, river

    1. stream, river

    2. (underground) streams

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָהָר nâhâr, naw-hawr'; from H5102; a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity:—flood, river.
STRONGS H5104: Abbreviations
נָהָר 120> noun masculineGenesis 2:10 stream, river; — absolute נ׳ Genesis 2:10 +; construct נְהַר Deuteronomy 1:7 +; plural נְהָרִים Isaiah 18:27 + 4 times, construct נַהֲרֵי Isaiah 18:1 + 2 times; but oftener נְהָר(וֺ)ת Isaiah 19:6 + 23 times; construct נַהֲרוֺת 2 Kings 5:12 + 2 times; suffix נַהֲרוֺהֶיךָ Ezekiel 32:2, נַהֲרֹתַיִךְ Isaiah 44:27, נַהֲרֹתֶיהָ Ezekiel 31:4, 15, נַהֲרֹתָם Exodus 7:19, נַהֲרוֺתָם Ezekiel 32:2, 14; apparently dual נַהֲרַיִם Genesis 24:10 + 2 times, נַהֲרָ֑יִם Judges 3:8 (see below) (all in אֲרַם נ׳); —
1. stream, river, Numbers 24:6 (JE), Job 14:11; Job 40:23; Psalm 105:41 (in simile), Isaiah 48:18 (id.), Isaiah 59:19 (id.) + often; frequently of particular rivers; rivers of Eden Genesis 2:10 and its branches Genesis 2:13; Genesis 2:14 (all J); נְהַר מִצְרַיִם Genesis 15:18 (J; i.e., si vera lectio, the Nile) but read probably נַחַל מ׳, whence נהר through influence of following נהר — compare 2 Kings 24:7 — NöZMG xi.1886, 699 (alternative), LagBN 140 BallHpt; נָהָר of Nile Isaiah 19:5; especially of Euphrates פְּרָת נְהַר Genesis 15:18; Deuteronomy 1:7 (both + הַגָּדוֺל הַנּ׳) Joshua 1:4 + 8 times + 2 Samuel 8:3 (Qr Greek Version of the LXX and || 1 Chronicles 18:3; Kt omit פְּרָת; — compare also Genesis 2:14b above); oftener (of Euphrates) without הַנָּהָר ׃פ׳ κατ’ ἐξοχήν, Genesis 31:21; Exodus 23:31; Numbers 22:5; Joshua 24:2, 3, 14, 15 (all E), possibly also Genesis 36:37 (P; compare Di) = 1 Chronicles 1:48, + 13 times + 2 Samuel 8:3 Kt (see above); and even without article (poetry) † Isaiah 7:20; Jeremiah 2:18; Micah 7:12; Zechariah 9:10; Psalm 72:8; הַגּ׳ הַנּ׳ once of Tigris † Daniel 10:4; † נְהַר גוֺזָן (חבור) 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:11 compare 2 Chron 5:26; plural נַהֲרֵי בוּשׁ Zephaniah 3:10; perhaps of a canal: נְהַרכְּֿבָר Ezekiel 1:1, Ezekiel 1:3, + 6 times Ezekiel; הַנָּהָר אַהֲלוא Ezra 8:21, נְהַר א׳ Ezra 8:31; compare נַהֲרוֺת בָּבֶל Psalm 137:1; canals possibly also in שַׁעֲרֵי הַנּ׳ Nahum 2:7 (of Nineveh); of canals of Egypt Exodus 7:19 (|| יְאֹרִים etc.), Exodus 8:1 (|| id.).
2. נְהָרוֺת (מִבְּכִי) Job 28:11 usually understood of (underground) streams; SzoldComm. Job GrMonatsschr.1887, 410 and PerlesAnalekten 69 proposes נ׳ נִבְכֵ׳ sources of rivers (compare Job 36:16); Wetzst Hoffm Bu נ׳ מַבְּכֵ׳ (not elsewhere) with similar meaning.
3. figurative of י׳'s favour Psalm 46:5. — On נַהֲרַיִם ending apparently dual, see אֲרַם; Tel Amarna Na-ri-ma, Naḫrima (WklTel Am. 40*), and Egyptian Nhrina (WMMAs. u. Eur. 249ff.) point however to original ending יִ֯ם; this inconsistent with view of EMeyGeschichte. § 180 that יִַ֯ם here a locative ending (compare Ba§ 194 c. Anm. l BuhlGes 12), see also DiGenesis 24:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:10; 2:10; 2:10; 2:13; 2:14; 2:14; 15:18; 15:18; 24:10; 24:10; 31:21; 36:37

Exodus

7:19; 7:19; 8:1; 23:31

Numbers

22:5; 24:6

Deuteronomy

1:7; 1:7

Joshua

1:4; 24:2; 24:3; 24:14; 24:15

Judges

3:8

2 Samuel

8:3; 8:3

2 Kings

5:12; 17:6; 18:11; 24:7

1 Chronicles

1:48; 18:3

Ezra

8:21; 8:31

Job

14:11; 28:11; 36:16; 40:23

Psalms

46:5; 72:8; 105:41; 137:1

Isaiah

7:20; 18:1; 19:5; 19:6; 44:27; 48:18; 59:19

Jeremiah

2:18

Ezekiel

1:1; 1:3; 31:4; 31:15; 32:2; 32:2; 32:14

Daniel

10:4

Micah

7:12

Nahum

2:7

Zephaniah

3:10

Zechariah

9:10

H5104

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Strong's Number H5104 matches the Hebrew נָהָר (nāhār),
which occurs 119 times in 108 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 2:10–Psa 72:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:10 - And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:13 - And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:14 - And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which flows forward toward Asshur. And the fourth river, that is Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:18 - On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:21 - And he fled with all that he had; and he rose up and passed over the river, and set his face toward mount Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:37 - And Samlah died; and Saul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:19 - And Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy staff, and stretch out thy hand upon the waters of the Egyptians -- upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their reservoirs of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:5 - And Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy hand with thy staff over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:31 - And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the river; for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, that thou mayest dispossess them from before thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5 - And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on the river in the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land, and they abide over against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:6 - Like valleys are they spread forth, like gardens by the river side, Like aloe-trees which Jehovah hath planted, like cedars beside the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:7 - Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and unto all the neighbouring places in the plain, in the mountain, and in the lowland, and in the south, and by the seaside, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:24 - Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours; from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall your border be.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - From the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the river Euphrates, the whole land of the Hittites, to the great sea, toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:2 - And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:3 - And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him throughout the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:14 - And now fear Jehovah and serve him in perfectness and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:15 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:3 - And David smote Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion by the river Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:16 - And Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:21 - And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:24 - For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:15 - And Jehovah will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their Asherahs, provoking Jehovah to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:12 - Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them and be clean? And he turned and went away in a rage.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:6 - In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:11 - And the king of Assyria carried away Israel to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:29 - In his days Pharaoh-Nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; but Nechoh slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:7 - And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt, from the torrent of Egypt to the river Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:48 - And Samlah died; and Saul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:9 - and eastward he dwelt as far as the entrance to the wilderness from the river Euphrates; for their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:26 - And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, -- unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:3 - And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:16 - And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:26 - And he ruled over all the kings from the river as far as the land of the Philistines, and up to the border of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:15 - And I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days; and I surveyed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:21 - And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:31 - And we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:36 - And they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, and to the governors on this side the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:7 - And I said to the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may set me forward till I come into Judah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:9 - And I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of a force and horsemen with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:7 - And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the seat of the governor on this side the river.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:11 - The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17 - He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:16 - Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:11 - He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:23 - Lo, the river overfloweth -- he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:2 - For it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4 - There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:6 - He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:8 - And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

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