Hebrew · H5104

נָהָר

A stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity

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נָהָר H5104

Pronunciation nāhār

What does נָהָר (nāhār) mean in the Bible?

נָהָר (nāhār): River as life-giving force; literal waterway extending figuratively to abundance, prosperity, and divine blessing flow.

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What does נָהָר (nāhār) mean in the Bible?

נָהָר (nāhār): River as life-giving force; literal waterway extending figuratively to abundance, prosperity, and divine blessing flow.

How does the BSB render H5104?

The BSB source-word alignment has 119 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include river (15), the Euphrates (13), the river (11), the rivers (9), of the Euphrates (7).

Where does נָהָר (nāhār) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (21), Psalms (15), Ezekiel (13), Genesis (9).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

river 15× Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Deuteronomy 1:7

the Euphrates 13× Genesis 31:21, Numbers 22:5, Joshua 24:2, Joshua 24:3

the river 11× Job 40:23, Psalms 80:11, Jeremiah 46:6, Jeremiah 46:10

the rivers 9× Exodus 8:5, 2 Kings 5:12, Job 20:17, Psalms 93:3

of the Euphrates 7× 1 Kings 4:24, Ezra 8:36, Nehemiah 2:7, Nehemiah 2:9

rivers 4× Psalms 74:15, Psalms 107:33, Song Of Solomon 8:7, Isaiah 41:18

- 3× Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 1:4, 1 Kings 4:24

like rivers 3× Psalms 78:16, Jeremiah 46:7, Jeremiah 46:8

. . . 2× Genesis 15:18, Deuteronomy 11:24

by rivers 2× Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7

by the River 2× Ezekiel 10:15, Ezekiel 10:20

Canal 2× Ezra 8:21, Ezra 8:31

like a river 2× Isaiah 48:18, Isaiah 66:12

on the Euphrates 2× Genesis 36:37, 1 Chronicles 1:48

the [Euphrates] 2× Exodus 23:31, 1 Kings 4:21

the streams 2× Isaiah 47:2, Ezekiel 32:2

the waters 2× Psalms 24:2, Psalms 66:6

[and] rivers 1× Isaiah 43:20

[and] streams 1× Isaiah 43:19

[like] a river 1× Psalms 105:41

a stream 1× Numbers 24:6

against the streams 1× Habakkuk 3:8

along the [Euphrates] River 1× 2 Samuel 8:3

and [when you go through] the rivers 1× Isaiah 43:2

and a river 1× Job 14:11

and from the [Euphrates] 1× Psalms 72:8

and from the Euphrates 1× Zechariah 9:10

and the current 1× Jonah 2:3

and the river 1× 1 Chronicles 5:26

and the riverbed 1× Isaiah 19:5

and will make her rivers 1× Ezekiel 32:14

at the rivers 1× Habakkuk 3:8

by a flood 1× Job 22:16

Euphrates 1× Isaiah 27:12

flood 1× Isaiah 59:19

from the river 1× Genesis 15:18

I turn the rivers 1× Isaiah 50:2

in your rivers 1× Ezekiel 32:2

its rivers 1× Ezekiel 31:15

Let the rivers 1× Psalms 98:8

Now a river 1× Genesis 2:10

of rivers 1× Isaiah 33:21

of the streams 1× Job 28:11

the canal 1× Ezra 8:15

The canals 1× Isaiah 19:6

The floodwaters 1× Psalms 93:3

the seas 1× Psalms 93:3

their rivers 1× Exodus 7:19

their streams 1× Ezekiel 31:4

There is a river 1× Psalms 46:4

upon the rivers 1× Psalms 89:25

with rivers 1× Habakkuk 3:9

your currents 1× Isaiah 44:27

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 2:10

Aligned rows 119

Books represented 25

Genesis 9 Exodus 3 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 6 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 5 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 4 Nehemiah 3 Job 5 Psalms 15 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 21 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 13 Daniel 1 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Nahum 2 Habakkuk 3 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

נְהַר־ 15x nə·har- Genesis 15:18, Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:4

הַנָּהָ֑ר 6x han·nā·hār Genesis 31:21, Exodus 23:31, 1 Kings 4:24, 1 Chronicles 19:16

הַנָּהָ֔ר 4x han·nā·hār Joshua 24:3, Joshua 24:15, 2 Samuel 10:16, Nehemiah 2:9

הַנָּהָר֙ 4x han·nā·hār Joshua 24:14, 1 Kings 4:21, 2 Chronicles 9:26, Ezra 8:15

נְהָר֣וֹת 4x nə·hā·rō·wṯ Job 28:11, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 107:33

בִּֽנְהַר־ 3x bin·har- 1 Chronicles 18:3, Ezekiel 10:15, Ezekiel 10:20

הַנָּהָ֥ר 3x han·nā·hār Genesis 2:13, Genesis 15:18, Deuteronomy 1:7

הַנָּהָ֗ר 3x han·nā·hār Joshua 24:2, 1 Kings 4:24, Isaiah 8:7

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - masculine singular 32x Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 31:21

Noun - masculine plural 18x Job 28:11, Psalms 24:2, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 98:8

Noun - masculine singular construct 17x Genesis 15:18, Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:4

Noun - masculine singular 9x Numbers 24:6, Job 22:16, Job 40:23, Psalms 46:4

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Genesis 2:10, Job 14:11, Isaiah 19:5, Jonah 2:3

Noun - masculine plural construct 4x 2 Kings 5:12, Job 20:17, Psalms 74:15, Psalms 137:1

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 4x 2 Samuel 8:3, 1 Chronicles 18:3, Ezekiel 10:15, Ezekiel 10:20

Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Exodus 8:5, Nahum 1:4, Nahum 2:6

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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Where does נָהָר (nāhār) appear in Scripture?

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