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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 23 times in 22 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8 - ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the [fn]nations as Your inheritance, H5159
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage H5159 is beautiful to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9 - Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; H5159
Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:12 - Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:18 - The LORD knows the days of the [fn]blameless,
And their inheritance H5159 will be forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 - He chooses our inheritance H5159 for us,
The glory of Jacob whom He loves. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance H5159 when it was [fn]parched.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:2 - Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; H5159
And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55 - He also drove out the nations before them
And apportioned them for an inheritance H5159 by measurement,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:62

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:62 - He also delivered His people to the sword,
And [fn]was filled with wrath at His inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 - From [fn]the care of the [fn]ewes with suckling lambs He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1 - A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have [fn]invaded Your inheritance; H5159
They have defiled Your holy temple;
They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:5 - They crush Your people, O LORD,
And afflict Your heritage. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:14 - For the LORD will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:11 - Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the [fn]portion of your inheritance,” H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5 - That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
That I may glory with Your [fn]inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40 - Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people
And He abhorred His [fn]inheritance. H5159

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:6 - He has made known to His people the power of His works,
In giving them the heritage H5159 of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:3 - Behold, children are a [fn]gift H5159 of the LORD,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:12 - And He gave their land as a heritage, H5159
A heritage H5159 to Israel His people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:21 - And gave their land as a heritage, H5159
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:22 - Even a heritage H5159 to Israel His servant,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
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