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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 1 / 4 (Gen 31:14–Deu 20:16)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:14 - responderunt Rahel et Lia numquid habemus residui quicquam in facultatibus et hereditate domus patris nostri

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:6 - reliquos autem quos genueris post eos tui erunt et nomine fratrum suorum vocabuntur in possessionibus suis

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:17 - introduces eos et plantabis in monte hereditatis tuae firmissimo habitaculo tuo quod operatus es Domine sanctuarium Domine quod firmaverunt manus tuae

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:14 - re vera induxisti nos in terram quae fluit rivis lactis et mellis et dedisti nobis possessiones agrorum et vinearum an et oculos nostros vis eruere non venimus

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:20 - dixitque Dominus ad Aaron in terra eorum nihil possidebitis nec habebitis partem inter eos ego pars et hereditas tua in medio filiorum Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:21 - filiis autem Levi dedi omnes decimas Israhelis in possessionem pro ministerio quo serviunt mihi in tabernaculo foederis

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:23 - solis filiis Levi mihi in tabernaculo servientibus et portantibus peccata populi legitimum sempiternum erit in generationibus vestris nihil aliud possidebunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:24 - decimarum oblatione contenti quas in usus eorum et necessaria separavi

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:26 - praecipe Levitis atque denuntia cum acceperitis a filiis Israhel decimas quas dedi vobis primitias earum offerte Domino id est decimam partem decimae

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:53 - istis dividetur terra iuxta numerum vocabulorum in possessiones suas

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:54 - pluribus maiorem partem dabis et paucioribus minorem singulis sicut nunc recensiti sunt tradetur possessio

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:56

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:56 - quicquid sorte contigerit hoc vel plures accipient vel pauciores

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:62

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:62 - fueruntque omnes qui numerati sunt viginti tria milia generis masculini ab uno mense et supra quia non sunt recensiti inter filios Israhel nec eis cum ceteris data possessio

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:7 - ad filios autem Israhel loqueris haec

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:8 - homo cum mortuus fuerit absque filio ad filiam eius transibit hereditas

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:9 - si filiam non habuerit habebit successores fratres suos

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:10 - quod si et fratres non fuerint dabitis hereditatem fratribus patris eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:11 - sin autem nec patruos habuerit dabitur hereditas his qui ei proximi sunt eritque hoc filiis Israhel sanctum lege perpetua sicut praecepit Dominus Mosi

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:18 - non revertemur in domos nostras usquequo possideant filii Israhel hereditatem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:19 - nec quicquam quaeremus trans Iordanem quia iam habemus possessionem nostram in orientali eius plaga

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:32 - ipsi armati pergemus coram Domino in terram Chanaan et possessionem iam suscepisse nos confitemur trans Iordanem

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:54 - quam dividetis vobis sorte pluribus dabitis latiorem et paucis angustiorem singulis ut sors ceciderit ita tribuetur hereditas per tribus et familias possessio dividetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:2 - praecipe filiis Israhel et dices ad eos cum ingressi fueritis terram Chanaan et in possessionem vobis sorte ceciderit his finibus terminabitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:14 - tribus enim filiorum Ruben per familias suas et tribus filiorum Gad iuxta cognationum numerum media quoque tribus Manasse

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:15 - id est duae semis tribus acceperunt partem suam trans Iordanem contra Hiericho ad orientalem plagam

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:2 - praecipe filiis Israhel ut dent Levitis de possessionibus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:8 - ipsaeque urbes quae dabuntur de possessionibus filiorum Israhel ab his qui plus habent plures auferentur et qui minus pauciores singuli iuxta mensuram hereditatis suae dabunt oppida Levitis

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:2 - tibi domino nostro praecepit Dominus ut terram sorte divideres filiis Israhel et ut filiabus Salphaad fratris nostri dares possessionem debitam patri

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:3 - quas si alterius tribus homines uxores acceperint sequetur possessio sua et translata ad aliam tribum de nostra hereditate minuetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:4 - atque ita fiet ut cum iobeleus id est quinquagesimus annus remissionis advenerit confundatur sortium distributio et aliorum possessio ad alios transeat

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:7 - ne commisceatur possessio filiorum Israhel de tribu in tribum omnes enim viri ducent uxores de tribu et cognatione sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:8 - et cunctae feminae maritos de eadem tribu accipient ut hereditas permaneat in familiis

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:9 - nec sibi misceantur tribus sed ita maneant

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:12 - de familia Manasse qui fuit filius Ioseph et possessio quae illis fuerat adtributa mansit in tribu et familia patris earum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:20 - vos autem tulit Dominus et eduxit de fornace ferrea Aegypti ut haberet populum hereditarium sicut est in praesenti die

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:21 - iratusque est Dominus contra me propter sermones vestros et iuravit ut non transirem Iordanem nec ingrederer terram optimam quam daturus est vobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:38 - ut deleret nationes maximas et fortiores te in introitu tuo et introduceret te daretque tibi terram earum in possessionem sicut cernis in praesenti die

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:26 - et orans dixi Domine Deus ne disperdas populum tuum et hereditatem tuam quam redemisti in magnitudine tua quos eduxisti de Aegypto in manu forti

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:29 - qui sunt populus tuus et hereditas tua quos eduxisti in fortitudine tua magna et in brachio tuo extento

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:9 - quam ob rem non habuit Levi partem neque possessionem cum fratribus suis quia ipse Dominus possessio eius est sicut promisit ei Dominus Deus tuus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:9 - neque enim usque in praesens tempus venistis ad requiem et possessionem quam Dominus Deus daturus est vobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:12 - ibi epulabimini coram Domino Deo vestro vos filii ac filiae vestrae famuli et famulae atque Levites qui in vestris urbibus commorantur neque enim habet aliam partem et possessionem inter vos

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:27 - et Levita qui intra portas tuas est cave ne derelinquas eum quia non habet aliam partem in possessione tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - venietque Levites qui aliam non habet partem nec possessionem tecum et peregrinus et pupillus ac vidua qui intra portas tuas sunt et comedent et saturabuntur ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in cunctis operibus manuum tuarum quae feceris

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:4 - et omnino indigens et mendicus non erit inter vos ut benedicat tibi Dominus in terra quam traditurus est tibi in possessionem

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:1 - non habebunt sacerdotes et Levitae et omnes qui de eadem tribu sunt partem et hereditatem cum reliquo Israhel quia sacrificia Domini et oblationes eius comedent

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:2 - et nihil aliud accipient de possessione fratrum suorum Dominus enim ipse est hereditas eorum sicut locutus est illis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:10 - ut non effundatur sanguis innoxius in medio terrae quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi possidendam nec sis sanguinis reus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:14 - non adsumes et transferes terminos proximi tui quos fixerunt priores in possessione tua quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi in terra quam acceperis possidendam

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:16 - de his autem civitatibus quae dabuntur tibi nullum omnino permittes vivere

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