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Lexicon :: Strong's H5159 - naḥălâ

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נַחֲלָה
Transliteration
naḥălâ
Pronunciation
nakh-al-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From נָחַל (H5157) (in its usual sense)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1342a

Strong’s Definitions

נַחֲלָה nachălâh, nakh-al-aw'; from H5157 (in its usual sense); properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion:—heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 222x

The KJV translates Strong's H5159 in the following manner: inheritance (192x), heritage (27x), inherit (2x), possession (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 222x
The KJV translates Strong's H5159 in the following manner: inheritance (192x), heritage (27x), inherit (2x), possession (1x).

  1. possession, property, inheritance, heritage

    1. property

    2. portion, share

    3. inheritance, portion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נַחֲלָה nachălâh, nakh-al-aw'; from H5157 (in its usual sense); properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion:—heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158.
STRONGS H5159: Abbreviations
נַחֲלָה 224 noun feminine possession, property, inheritance (originally gift; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew); — נ׳ Numbers 18:23 +; נַחֲלָת Psalm 16:6 (Ges§ 90g), read נַחֲלָתִי Ew SS We Köii. 1, 425; construct נַחֲלַת Joshua 13:23; suffix נַחֲלָתִי Ruth 4:6; נַחֲלַתְכֶם Psalm 105:11; plural נְחָלוֺת Isaiah 49:8, נְחָלֹת Joshua 19:51;
1. property:
a. in Canaan given by י׳ to Israel, נחלת ישׂראל Judges 20:6; יעקב נ׳ Isaiah 58:14, especially † אֲשֶׁר נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה Deuteronomy 4:21; Deuteronomy 15:4; Deuteronomy 19:10; Deuteronomy 20:16; Deuteronomy 21:28; Deuteronomy 24:4; Deuteronomy 25:19; Deuteronomy 26:1 (all D); הנחלה אשׁר הנחלתי את עמי Jeremiah 12:14.
b. distributive among tribes: לְ נתן נ׳ Numbers 16:14; Numbers 36:2; Joshua 14:3 (restore לְ), Joshua 17:4, 14; Joshua 19:49 (all P); לְ נתן לנ׳ Deuteronomy 29:7; Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:13 (all D2); נָָֽחֲלוּ נחלה Joshua 17:6(J); תֵּחָלֵק בּנ׳ Numbers 26:53, 56 (P); נפל בּנחלה Numbers 34:2 (P), Judges 18:1; Ezekiel 47:22; הפיל בנ׳ Joshua 13:6; Joshua 23:4 (D2), Ezekiel 45:1; Ezekiel 47:22, also Ezekiel 47:22 (Co reads ב for מ).
c. nations as possession of the people, Psalm 111:6; of the king Psalm 2:8.
d. Levites have no property in the land Numbers 18:23, 24; Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 12:12; their possession is י׳ Numbers 18:20 (P); הוּא נחלתו י׳ Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 18:2; Joshua 13:14, 33 (all D); the tithes Numbers 18:21, 24, 26 (P).
e. † י׳ takes Israel as his property, 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Kings 8:53; 2 Kings 21:14; Isaiah 19:25; Micah 7:18; Psalm 33:12; Psalm 68:10; Psalm 106:5; עם נחלה Deuteronomy 4:20 (D2); עַמְּךָ וְנַחֲלָֽתְךָ Deuteronomy 9:26, 29 (D), 1 Kings 8:51; || עַם Isaiah 47:6; Joel 2:17; Joel 4:2; Micah 7:14; Psalm 28:9; Psalm 78:62; Psalm 78:71; Psalm 94:5; Psalm 94:14; Psalm 106:40; נחלת י׳ 1 Samuel 26:19; 2 Samuel 20:19; 2 Samuel 21:3; אלהים נ׳ 2 Samuel 14:16; יעקב חבל נ׳ Deuteronomy 32:9; שׁבט נ׳ Jeremiah 10:16 = Jeremiah 51:19, Psalm 74:2; שׁבטי נ׳ Isaiah 63:17; also, the holy mountain Exodus 15:17 (song), temple Jeremiah 12:7; Psalm 79:1, land Jeremiah 2:7; Jeremiah 12:8, 9; Jeremiah 16:18; Jeremiah 50:11.
† 2. portion, share:
a. assigned by God, Isaiah 54:17; Psalm 37:18; Psalm 127:3; elsewhere || חֵלֶק Job 20:29; Job 27:13; Job 31:2.
b. by choice, || חֵלֶק, לנו בבן ישׁי לא נ׳ 2 Samuel 20:1 we have no share in the son of Jesse = 1 Kings 12:16 2 Chronicles 10:16.
3. inheritance (45 times) חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה בְּבֵית אָבִּינוּ Genesis 31:14 (E) portion or inheritance in the house of our father; לְ העביר נ׳ Numbers 27:7, 8 (P) cause the inheritance to pass unto; לְ נתן נ׳ Numbers 27:9, 10, 11 (P), Job 42:15; נחלת אבות Numbers 36:3, 8; 1 Kings 21:3, 4; Proverbs 19:14; לבניו תהיה נ׳ Ezekiel 46:16.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:14

Exodus

15:17

Numbers

16:14; 18:20; 18:21; 18:23; 18:23; 18:24; 18:24; 18:26; 26:53; 26:56; 27:7; 27:8; 27:9; 27:10; 27:11; 34:2; 36:2; 36:3; 36:8

Deuteronomy

4:20; 4:21; 9:26; 9:29; 10:9; 10:9; 12:12; 15:4; 18:2; 19:10; 20:16; 24:4; 25:19; 26:1; 29:7; 32:9

Joshua

11:23; 13:6; 13:14; 13:23; 13:33; 14:3; 14:13; 17:4; 17:6; 17:14; 19:49; 19:51; 23:4

Judges

18:1; 20:6

Ruth

4:6

1 Samuel

10:1; 26:19

2 Samuel

14:16; 20:1; 20:19; 21:3

1 Kings

8:51; 8:53; 12:16; 21:3; 21:4

2 Kings

21:14

2 Chronicles

10:16

Job

20:29; 27:13; 31:2; 42:15

Psalms

2:8; 16:6; 28:9; 33:12; 37:18; 68:10; 74:2; 78:62; 78:71; 79:1; 94:5; 94:14; 105:11; 106:5; 106:40; 111:6; 127:3

Proverbs

19:14

Isaiah

19:25; 47:6; 49:8; 54:17; 58:14; 63:17

Jeremiah

2:7; 10:16; 12:7; 12:8; 12:9; 12:14; 16:18; 50:11; 51:19

Ezekiel

45:1; 46:16; 47:22; 47:22; 47:22

Joel

2:17

Micah

7:14; 7:18

H5159

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5159 matches the Hebrew נַחֲלָה (naḥălâ),
which occurs 222 times in 191 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 4 (Jdg 2:9–Psa 136:21)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:9 - And they buried him in the border of his inheritance H5159 in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:1 - In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance H5159 to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance H5159 had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance H5159 of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:23 - And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, H5159 and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:24 - And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:5 - Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:6 - And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: H5159 redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, H5159 that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1 - Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:19 - Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance H5159 of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:16 - For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance H5159 of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance H5159 in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19 - I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance H5159 of the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:3 - Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance H5159 of the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36 - Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:51 - For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, H5159 which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:53

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:53 - For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, H5159 as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:16 - So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance H5159 in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:3 - And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance H5159 of my fathers unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:4 - And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance H5159 of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:14 - And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, H5159 and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:18 - Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27 - Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:16 - And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance H5159 in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:20 - And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:29 - This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage H5159 appointed unto him by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:13 - This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage H5159 of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:2 - For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance H5159 of the Almighty from on high?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:15 - And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance H5159 among their brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8 - Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, H5159 and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9 - Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: H5159 feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:12 - Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:18 - The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance H5159 shall be for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 - He shall choose our inheritance H5159 for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, H5159 when it was weary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:2 - Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, H5159 which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:55

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55 - He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance H5159 by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:62

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:62 - He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 - From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1 - [[A Psalm of Asaph.]] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; H5159 thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:5 - They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:14 - For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:11 - Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5 - That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40 - Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:6 - He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage H5159 of the heathen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:3 - Lo, children are an heritage H5159 of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:12 - And gave their land for an heritage, H5159 an heritage H5159 unto Israel his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:21 - And gave their land for an heritage: H5159 for his mercy endureth for ever:

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