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Friday, September 29th, 2023
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Strong's #5159 - נַחֲלָה

Transliteration

nachălâh

Phonetics

nakh-al-aw'

Origin

from (H5157) (in its usual sense)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TWOT

1342a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage

1a) property

1b) portion, share

1c) inheritance, portion

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1243 ‑ διαίρεσις (dee‑ah'ee‑res‑is); 2697 ‑ κατάσχεσις (kat‑as'‑khes‑is); 2817 ‑ κληρονομία (klay‑ron‑om‑ee'‑ah); 2819 ‑ κλῆρος (klay'‑ros); 2820 ‑ κληρόω (klay‑ro'‑o); 2933 ‑ κτῆμα (ktay'‑mah); 3310 ‑ μερίς (mer‑ece'); 3313 ‑ μέρος (mer'‑os); 3624 ‑ οἶκος (oy'‑kos); 5117 ‑ τόπος (top'‑os);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (220)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Numbers 46

Deuteronomy 25

Joshua 50

Judges 7

Ruth 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 4

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 4

Psalms 22

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 14

Joel 2

Micah 3

Malachi 1

NAS (224)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Numbers 46

Deuteronomy 26

Joshua 50

Judges 8

Ruth 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 4

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 4

Psalms 23

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 15

Joel 2

Micah 3

Malachi 1

HCS (221)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Numbers 46

Deuteronomy 25

Joshua 50

Judges 6

Ruth 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 4

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 4

Psalms 23

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 15

Joel 2

Micah 3

Malachi 1

BSB (223)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Numbers 46

Deuteronomy 25

Joshua 51

Judges 7

Ruth 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 4

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 4

Psalms 23

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 15

Joel 2

Micah 3

Malachi 1

ESV (211)

Genesis 2

Numbers 46

Deuteronomy 24

Joshua 49

Judges 7

Ruth 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 4

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 3

Psalms 21

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 9

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 15

Joel 1

Micah 3

Malachi 1

WEB (221)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Numbers 46

Deuteronomy 25

Joshua 49

Judges 7

Ruth 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 4

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 4

Psalms 23

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 15

Joel 2

Micah 3

Malachi 1

KJV (220)

heritage 25

heritages 1

inherit 2

inheritance 190

inheritances 1

possession 1

NAS (224)

gift 1

give 1

hereditary 1

heritage 14

heritages 1

inheritance 197

inheritances 1

portion 1

possession 7

HCS (221)

an inheritance 1

inheritance 7

* 2

An inheritance 2

Each inheritance 1

The inheritance 1

a heritage 1

a portion 1

allotted 1

an inheritance 31

any inheritance 1

are inherited 1

as an inheritance 11

hereditary 3

heritage 5

inheritance 98

inheritances 1

inherited 2

inherited property 1

is the heritage 1

it 2

own inheritance 1

portion 1

portions 1

possession 6

property 2

territory 2

that 2

the heritage 1

the inheritance 15

the portion 1

their inheritance 2

was the inheritance 12

what inheritance 1

BSB (223)

* 6

An inheritance 1

Each inheritance 1

His heritage 1

His inheritance 3

His own inheritance 1

Is [not] My inheritance 1

My heritage 1

My inheritance 7

Our inheritance 1

The inheritance 1

Their inheritance 2

Your heritage 2

Your inheritance 6

[and] 1

[is] their inheritance 1

[to mark] the inheritance 1

a heritage 3

an inheritance 10

and Your inheritance 1

and included 1

and left his inheritance 1

and the inheritance 1

and their inheritance 2

and your inheritance 1

any of the inheritance 1

are inherited 1

as His inheritance 1

as Your inheritance 1

as an inheritance 23

as his inheritance 1

as their inheritance 1

as your inheritance 1

by His heritage 1

by inheritance 1

from his inheritance 1

from the inheritance 1

from the portion 1

his inheritance 9

in the inheritance 1

in the territory they inherit 1

inheritance 22

inheritances 1

is his inheritance 1

is the heritage 1

is the inheritance 1

is their inheritance 1

it as an inheritance 2

its inheritance 2

my own inheritance 1

of His inheritance 4

of My inheritance 1

of Your heritage 1

of Your inheritance 3

of his inheritance 3

of their inheritance 3

of your inheritance 2

on his own inheritance 1

or inheritance 6

or the heritage 1

our inheritance 2

out of their own inheritance 1

received an inheritance 1

territory 1

that is their inheritance 1

the heritage 1

the inheritance 17

the inheritance of each 1

the inheritances 1

the territory 1

their inheritance 10

their own inheritance 1

to his inheritance 1

to his own inheritance 3

to you as an inheritance 1

us an inheritance 2

was the inheritance 10

we may have our inheritance 1

when the inheritance 1

with the heritage 1

you as an inheritance 3

ESV (211)

heritage 39

heritages 1

inheritance 167

inheritances 2

inherited 1

possession 1

WEB (221)

* 3

An inheritance 1

Even a heritage 1

I am their inheritance 1

Is my heritage 1

My heritage 1

Neither do we have an inheritance 1

Neither have we inheritance 1

Our inheritance 1

So shall no inheritance 2

Their inheritance 2

These are the inheritances 1

They became the inheritance 1

They had for their inheritance 1

They shall have an inheritance 1

They shall have no inheritance 1

This is the heritage 1

This is the inheritance 10

This was the inheritance 2

a heritage 1

an inheritance 5

and for my heritage 1

and gave his heritage 1

and his heritage 1

and his inheritance 1

and the heritage 1

and their inheritance 1

and to the inheritance 1

and you shall cause the inheritance 1

and your inheritance 4

are a heritage 1

are an inheritance 1

are his inheritance 1

as an inheritance 2

away from the inheritance 1

became the inheritance 1

because our inheritance 1

because there was no inheritance 1

but as for his inheritance 1

by inheritance 1

for a heritage 1

for an inheritance 9

for his own inheritance 1

for inheritance 3

for your inheritance 1

from the inheritance 1

from your heritage 1

heritage 2

him his inheritance 1

his inheritance 7

his own inheritance 1

in his inheritance 1

in the inheritance 1

in their inheritance 1

in your inheritance 1

inheritance 8

into your inheritance 1

is his inheritance 1

is their inheritance 3

it by lot for an inheritance 1

it for an inheritance 2

it is his inheritance 1

my heritage 2

my inheritance 3

my own inheritance 1

neither have we inheritance 1

no inheritance 5

nor inheritance 3

nor inheritance with you 2

of an inheritance 1

of him shall his inheritance 1

of his heritage 1

of his inheritance 6

of inheritance 1

of my inheritance 1

of our inheritance 2

of the inheritance 4

of their inheritance 4

of your heritage 1

of your inheritance 4

off my heritage 1

on his inheritance 2

or inheritance 1

our inheritance 1

out of the inheritance 1

out of their inheritance 1

over his inheritance 1

over the inheritance 1

shall be an inheritance 1

shall their inheritance 1

the heritage 2

the inheritance 8

their inheritance 6

them an inheritance 2

them for an inheritance 1

them the heritage 1

then will their inheritance 1

then you shall cause his inheritance 1

to be an inheritance 1

to be the tribe of your inheritance 1

to be your inheritance 1

to his heritage 1

to his inheritance 4

to the inheritance 2

to their inheritance 2

to you for an inheritance 1

to you for inheritance 1

us an inheritance 1

us inheritance 1

was the inheritance 1

with his inheritance 1

with your inheritance 1

you for an inheritance 8

you from them for your inheritance 1

you the inheritance 1

you with the heritage 1

your heritage 2

your inheritance 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2391) l h n (נההל NHhL) AC: Inherit CO: Inheritance AB: ?

V) l h n (נההל NHhL) - Inherit: KJV (61): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Hophal, Piel) inherit, inheritance, possess, have, divide, heritage - Strongs: H5157 (נָחַל)

N^m) l h n (נההל NHhL) - River: Also the valley of a stream. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (141): river, brook, valley, stream, flood - Strongs: H5158 (נַחְלָה)

N^f1) e l h n (נההלה NHhLH) - Inheritance: KJV (222): inheritance, heritage, inherit, possession - Strongs: H5159 (נַחֲלָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

נַחֲלָה₂₂₄ 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 Kö^{ii. 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 אֲשֶׁרנֹתֵן 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 (45t.) חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָהבְּבֵית 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.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נַחֲלָה f.

(1) taking possession, occupation of any thing, Isaiah 17:11, בְּיוֹם נַחֲלָה “in the day of occupation,” of occupying the harvest, [“but on account of the following words, the reading נַחְלָה wound, is to be preferred; see חָלָה Niphal”]; also, possession, domain, Numbers 18:21. Often used of the territory in the Holy Land assigned to the respective tribes, e.g. Joshua 13:23, נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן “the possession of the Reubenites;” Numbers 18:23, 26:62 27:7 also used of the whole of the Holy Land which was given to the Israelites, Deuteronomy 4:21. נַחֲלַת יְהוָֹה is

(a) the especial possession of Jehovah, i.e. Israel, for whom Jehovah cared and watched as being his own, Deuteronomy 4:20, 9:26, 29 Psal. 28:9.

(b) a possession granted by Jehovah, the gift of Jehovah, Psalms 127:3. As to the phrase יֵשׁ לי חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה בְּ, see חֵלֶק No. 2,.

(2) inheritance, 1 Kings 21:3, 1 Kings 21:4. Proverbs 19:14, נַחֲלַת אָבוֹת “an inheritance received from fathers.”

(3) a lot assigned by God, i.q. חֵלֶק No. 2, Job 20:29, 27:13 31:2.

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בְּֽנַחֲלָ֔ה בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ בְּנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ בְּנַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת בְּנַחֲלַת֙ בְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑ם בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה בְּנַחֲלָ֛ה בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ בְּנַחֲלָה֒ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃ בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ בְנַחֲלָ֔ה בַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה בנחלה בנחלה׃ בנחלת בנחלתו בנחלתו׃ בנחלתך בנחלתכם בנחלתם בנחלתם׃ הַֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה הַנְּחָלֹ֡ת הנחלה הנחלת וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹ וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ וְנַחֲלַ֖ת וְנַחֲלָ֖ה וְנַחֲלָ֜ה וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ וְנַחֲלָ֥ה וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ וְנַחֲלָתִ֖י וְנַחֲלָתִ֤י וְנַחֲלָתִ֥י וְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ וְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ וּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹ וּמִֽנַּחֲלַת֙ ובנחלתו וינחלו ומנחלת ונחלה ונחלת ונחלתו ונחלתו׃ ונחלתי ונחלתך ונחלתם לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה לְנַחְלַ֧ת לְנַחֲלָ֑ה לְנַחֲלָ֔ה לְנַחֲלָ֛ה לְנַחֲלָ֣ה לְנַחֲלָ֧ה לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ לנחלה לנחלה׃ לנחלת לנחלתו לנחלתו׃ מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת מִֽנַּחֲלַ֛ת מִֽנַּחֲלָ֖ה מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת מִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ מִנַּחֲלָת֗וֹ מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם מנחלה מנחלת מנחלתו מנחלתך מנחלתם נְחָל֥וֹת נַ֝חֲלָ֗ה נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם נַ֭חֲלָה נַֽחֲלַ֥ת נַֽחֲלָ֔ה נַֽחֲלָה֙ נַֽחֲלָה־ נַֽחֲלָת֑וֹ נַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָ נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם נַֽחֲלָתָ֔ם נַֽחֲלָתָ֖ם נַחֲלַ֖ת נַחֲלַ֛ת נַחֲלַ֣ת נַחֲלַ֤ת נַחֲלַ֥ת נַחֲלַ֨ת נַחֲלַת֙ נַחֲלַת֩ נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃ נַחֲלָ֑ה נַחֲלָ֔ה נַחֲלָ֖ה נַחֲלָ֗ה נַחֲלָ֛ה נַחֲלָ֣ה נַחֲלָֽה׃ נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ נַחֲלָה֙ נַחֲלָת֑וֹ נַחֲלָת֔וֹ נַחֲלָת֖וֹ נַחֲלָת֗וֹ נַחֲלָת֥וֹ נַחֲלָתְךָ֤ נַחֲלָתְךָ֥ נַחֲלָתִ֑י נַחֲלָתִ֔י נַחֲלָתִ֖י נַחֲלָתִֽי׃ נַחֲלָתִי֙ נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ נַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּ נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙ נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃ נַחֲלָתָ֑ם נַחֲלָתָ֔ם נַחֲלָתָ֔ן נַחֲלָתָ֖ם נַחֲלָתָ֗ם נַחֲלָתָֽם׃ נַחֲלָתָֽן׃ נַחֲלָתָם֙ נַחֲלָתָן֙ נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ נַחֲלָתוֹ֙ נחלה נחלה־ נחלה׃ נחלות נחלת נחלתו נחלתו׃ נחלתי נחלתי׃ נחלתך נחלתך׃ נחלתכם׃ נחלתם נחלתם׃ נחלתן נחלתן׃ נחלתנו ban·na·ḥă·lāh bannachaLah bannaḥălāh bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw bə·na·ḥă·lāh ḇə·na·ḥă·lāh bə·na·ḥă·laṯ bə·na·ḥă·laṯ·ḵem benachaLah benachaLat benachalaTam benachalatChem benachalateCha beNachalaTo bənaḥălāh ḇənaḥălāh bənaḥălaṯ bənaḥălāṯām bənaḥălāṯeḵā bənaḥălāṯəḵā bənaḥălaṯḵem bənaḥălāṯōw han·na·ḥă·lāh han·nə·ḥā·lōṯ hannachaLah hannaḥălāh hannechaLot hannəḥālōṯ lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw lə·na·ḥă·lāh lə·naḥ·laṯ lenachaLah lenachalaTo lenachLat lənaḥălāh lənaḥălāṯōw lənaḥlaṯ min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw min·na·ḥă·lāh min·na·ḥă·laṯ minnachaLah minnachaLat minnachalaTam minnachalateCha minnachalaTo minnaḥălāh minnaḥălaṯ minnaḥălāṯām minnaḥălāṯəḵā minnaḥălāṯōw na·ḥă·lā·ṯām na·ḥă·lā·ṯān na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū na·ḥă·lā·ṯî na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw na·ḥă·lāh na·ḥă·lāh- na·ḥă·laṯ na·ḥă·lāṯ na·ḥă·laṯ·ḵem nachaLah nachaLat nachalaTam nachalaTan nachalatChem nachalateCha nachalaTenu nachalaTi nachalaTo naḥălāh naḥălāh- naḥălaṯ naḥălāṯ naḥălāṯām naḥălāṯān naḥălāṯeḵā naḥălāṯəḵā naḥălāṯênū naḥălāṯî naḥălaṯḵem naḥălāṯōw nə·ḥā·lō·wṯ nechaLot nəḥālōwṯ ū·ḇə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw ū·min·na·ḥă·laṯ ūḇənaḥălāṯōw uminnachaLat ūminnaḥălaṯ uvenachalaTo vaiyinchaLu venachaLah venachaLat venachalaTam venachaLatecha venachalaTi venachalaTo way·yin·ḥă·lū wayyinḥălū wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯî wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw wə·na·ḥă·lāh wə·na·ḥă·laṯ wənaḥălāh wənaḥălaṯ wənaḥălāṯām wənaḥălāṯeḵā wənaḥălāṯəḵā wənaḥălāṯî wənaḥălāṯōw