Strong's Definition
of Egyptian origin; a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria
KJV Usage: brook, flood, river, stream
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יְאֹר (ye.or) — Nile. This name means river, stream, canal Also named: shi.chor (שִׁיחוֹר "Nile" H7883H)
יְאֹר (ye.or) — stream. 1) river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal 1a) stream, river (Nile) 1b) Nile-arms, Nile-canals 1c) watercourses 1d) shafts (mining) 1e) river (in general)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m, name
Names of Waterbodies
river Nile = a river ◄ flowing through Egypt from south to north; ► overflowing its banks each year and providing fertility for the fields on both sides; ≈ generally associated with Egypt's power and prosperity
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Names of Waterbodies
the river literally: "the river"; hence, probably: = a reference to the Tigris or to the Euphrates
Waterbodies
branch of the Nile = a body of water flowing to and from the Nile river, whether in the form of a manmade canal or a subsidiary river branch, especially those of the Nile delta region
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Waterbodies | ≈ נָהָר
stream = a stream of flowing water in a general sense; ≈ symbolizing an abundance of water and the fertility it brings, resulting in further blessings
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יְאֹר, יְאוֹר n.m. stream of the Nile, stream, canal base