na.chal denotes palm trees or groves in a comparison of flourishing, spreading growth.

The plural form is used in a poetic comparison for palm groves spreading out among other well-watered and planted imagery.

1. Palm groves in a flourishing comparison · dominant

   In Numbers 24:6, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in a comparison of things that “spread out.” The APB renders the verse with “palm groves,” alongside gardens by a river, planted aloes, and cedars beside waters.

   Numbers 24:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 24:6, the APB presents the image as “palm groves” within a sequence of spreading and well-watered vegetation.