נַחֲרַי
na.cha.ray
Naharai
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Naharai: A Minor Biblical Figure Naharai (H5171) appears only twice in the biblical text, making it a marginal entry in Hebrew nomenclature. The data provided indicates this is a proper noun—a personal name rather than a common word with semantic range or grammatical variations. The lemma itself offers no definition beyond the name's transliteration, suggesting that understanding its significance requires context from its limited appearances rather than etymological analysis. The scarcity of occurrences—just two mentions in the entire Bible—means Naharai represents a figure of minor importance in biblical narrative. Without access to the specific passages where these two references appear, the lexical data alone cannot establish the person's role, significance, or why the biblical authors chose to include them. For readers seeking to understand this name's meaning or importance, consulting the actual biblical passages would be necessary, as the lexicon provides only confirmation of its existence as a Hebrew proper noun.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text