נהר

Aramaic

Verb

נהר • (transliteration needed)

1. to light, to shine

Hebrew

Root
נ־ה־ר (n-h-r)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum) and Arabic نَهْر (nahr).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naˈhaʁ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ˈnɔhɔʁ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [nɔːˈhɔːʀ̟]

Noun

נָהָר • (nahár) m (plural indefinite נְהָרוֹת or נְהָרִים, singular construct נְהַר־, plural construct נַהֲרוֹת־) [pattern: קָטָל]

1. river (especially the Nile, Euphrates, etc.)

Derived terms

• אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם (arám naharáyim)
• כֶּלֶב נָהָר (kélev nahar)

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to surge

References

• H5104 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Compare Aramaic נהורא, Classical Syriac ܢܘܗܪܐ (nuhrā), Arabic نَهَار (nahār).

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to shine

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָהַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לנהור / לִנְהֹר action noun: נְהִירָה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָהַרְתִּי		נָהַרְנוּ
	second	נָהַרְתָּ	נָהַרְתְּ	נְהַרְתֶּם1	נְהַרְתֶּן1
	third	נָהַר	נָהֲרָה	נָהֲרוּ
present		נוֹהֵר	נוֹהֶרֶת	נוֹהֲרִים	נוֹהֲרוֹת
future	first	אֶנְהַר		נִנְהַר
	second	תִּנְהַר	תִּנְהֲרִי	תִּנְהֲרוּ	תִּנְהַרְנָה2
	third	יִנְהַר	תִּנְהַר	יִנְהֲרוּ	תִּנְהַרְנָה2
imperative		נְהַר	נַהֲרִי	נַהֲרוּ	נְהַרְנָה2
notes		Pronounced נָהַרְתֶּם and נָהַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H5102 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible