brook

Found 39 times in the King James Bible

H5158 Hebrew
G5493 Greek

English Definition

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

נַחַל

Transliteration

nachal

Strong's Reference H5158

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

χείμαῤῥος

Transliteration

nachal

Strong's Reference G5493

"Brook" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H5158, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G5493. Context determines which original word is being used.

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