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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)
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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 4 / 4 (Psa 136:22–Mal 1:3)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:22 - Even an heritage H5159 unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance H5159 among the brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:14 - House and riches are the inheritance H5159 of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:21 - An inheritance H5159 may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:11 - Wisdom is good with an inheritance: H5159 and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:25 - Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:6 - I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, H5159 and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:8 - Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:17 - No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage H5159 of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:14 - Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage H5159 of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17 - O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:7 - And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage H5159 an abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:19 - But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage H5159 of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:16 - The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: H5159 The LORD of hosts is his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:7 - I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; H5159 I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:8 - Mine heritage H5159 is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:9 - Mine heritage H5159 is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:14 - Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance H5159 which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:15 - And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, H5159 and every man to his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:18 - And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance H5159 with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:4 - And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage H5159 that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:11 - Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, H5159 because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:19 - The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: H5159 the LORD of hosts is his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:2 - Our inheritance H5159 is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:15 - As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance H5159 of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:12 - Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, H5159 and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:28 - And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: H5159 I am their inheritance: H5159 and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:1 - Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, H5159 ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:16 - Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance H5159 thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:17 - But if he give a gift of his inheritance H5159 to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance H5159 shall be his sons' for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:18 - Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance H5159 by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:14 - And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:22 - And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance H5159 unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance H5159 with you among the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:23 - And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, H5159 saith the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:29 - This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, H5159 and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:17 - Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage H5159 to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:2 - I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage H5159 Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:2 - And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. H5159

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:14 - Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, H5159 which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:18 - Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? H5159 he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:3 - And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage H5159 waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

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