Lexicon
נָהַר
na.har
H5102A
H:V Hebrew

to flow

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

na.har describes peoples moving in a directed stream toward a place or recipient.

The attested passages consistently portray peoples or nations moving collectively toward a specified destination or recipient: toward the mountain of the house of the LORD, toward the goodness of the LORD, or no longer toward Bel.

Senses in use

  1. Collective movement toward a destination or recipient · dominant

    In Isaiah 2:2 and Micah 4:1, the Qal sequential perfect plural form occurs as all nations or peoples move toward the raised mountain of the house of the LORD; the APB renders the clauses “all the nations shall flow to it” and “peoples shall flow to it.” In Jeremiah 31:12, the same form follows coming and singing on Zion and is directed toward the goodness of the LORD and the listed provisions; Jeremiah 51:44 uses the Qal imperfect plural form for nations that will no longer move toward Bel.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “flow” in all four verses, for nations or peoples directed toward a mountain, the goodness of the LORD, or Bel. This wording confirms the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture