נהר

Aramaic

Verb

נהר • (transliteration needed)

1. to light, to shine

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ה־ר (n-h-r)

Compare Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nāru), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎅𐎗 (nhr), Aramaic נהרא ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā), Arabic نهر (nahr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈhaʁ/

Noun

נָהָר • (nahár) m (plural indefinite נְהָרוֹת, singular construct נְהַר־, plural construct נַהֲרוֹת־)

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

Usage notes

• There is also an alternative plural form נְהָרִים, used for example in the phrase ארם נהרים.

References

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

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)

1. to surge

Etymology 2

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

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) (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