H5159 - נַחֲלָה (nachălâh)

H5159 נַחֲלָה (nachălâh) nakh-al-aw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

inheritance

Strong's Definition

properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

Derivation: from H5157 (נָחַל) (in its usual sense);

KJV Usage: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).

TWOT Reference: 1342a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage

1a) property

1b) portion, share

1c) inheritance, portion

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1243 G2697 G2817 G2819 G2820 G2933 G3310 G3313 G3624 G5117

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נַחֲלָה nachălâh BDB Definition: 1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5157 (in its usual sense) Same Word by TWOT Number: 1342a Total KJV Occurrences: 221

Bible Occurrences (191)

31:14 48:6

15:17

16:14 18:20 18:21 18:23 18:24 18:26 26:53 26:54 26:56 26:62 27:7 27:8 27:9 27:10 27:11 32:18 32:19 32:32 33:54 34:2 34:14 34:15 35:2 35:8 36:2 36:3 36:4 36:7 36:8 36:9 36:12

4:20 4:21 4:38 9:26 9:29 10:9 12:9 12:12 14:27 14:29 15:4 18:1 18:2 19:10 19:14 20:16 21:23 24:4 25:19 26:1 29:8 32:9

11:23 13:6 13:7 13:8 13:14 13:23 13:28 13:33 14:2 14:3 14:9 14:13 14:14 15:20 16:5 16:8 16:9 17:4 17:6 17:14 18:2 18:4 18:7 18:20 18:28 19:1 19:2 19:8 19:9 19:10 19:16 19:23 19:31 19:39 19:41 19:48 19:49 19:51 21:3 23:4 24:28 24:30 24:32

2:6 2:9 18:1 20:6 21:23 21:24

4:5 4:6 4:10

10:1 26:19

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

8:36 8:51 8:53 12:16 21:3 21:4

21:14

16:18

6:27 10:16

11:20

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

2:8 16:6 28:9 33:12 37:18 47:4 68:9 74:2 78:55 78:62 78:71 79:1 94:5 94:14 105:11 106:5 106:40 111:6 127:3 135:12 136:21 136:22

17:2 19:14 20:21

7:11

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

2:7 3:19 10:16 12:7 12:8 12:9 12:14 12:15 16:18 17:4 50:11 51:19

5:2

35:15 36:12 44:28 45:1 46:16 46:17 46:18 47:14 47:22 47:23 48:29

2:17 3:2

2:2 7:14 7:18

1:3

Genesis 31:14

And Rachel and Leah replied..., Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?

Genesis 48:6

Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.

Exodus 15:17

You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance — the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.

Numbers 16:14

Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!

Numbers 18:20

Then the LORD... said to Aaron, You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites....

Numbers 18:21

Behold, I have given to the Levites... all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 18:23

The Levites... are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance... among the Israelites....

Numbers 18:24

For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites... present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why... I told them... that they would not receive an inheritance... among the Israelites....