נָחַל (nāḥal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning get as a possession. It appears
59 times
in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5157).
Also rendered
to inherit
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1342)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1342)get, take as a possession; take possession, inherit, have, get as a possession, property, divide the land for a possession; divide for a possession; possess oneself of; give as a possession, cause to inherit…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נָחַלverb, denominative: get, take as a possession
Qal
1.take possession, inherit
2.figuratively have or get as a possession, property
3.divide the land for a possession
Pieldivide for a possession
Hithpaelpossess oneself of land
Hiphil
1.give as a possession
2.cause to inherit, give as an inheritance
Hophalmade to possess
Strong's H5157נָחַל: to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate KJV:divide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.