Strong's Lexicon

H272

H272 — אֲחוּזָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewachuzzahnoun femOccurrences: 66TWOT: 64a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H272
Word:אֲחוּזָּה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine passive participle from H270
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:66
Transliteration:achuzzah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:akh-ooz-zaw'
Meaning:1. something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
KJV Renderings:possession.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB319

אֲחֻזָּה66 noun feminine possession — ׳ א Gen 47:11 + 11 t.; construct אֲחֻזַּת Gen 17:8 + 21 t.; suffix אֲחֻזָּ˜תְךָ Ps 2:8 — possession, P & late; of landed property Gen 47:11; Lev 14:34; Lev 25:10; Lev 25:13; Lev 25:25; Lev 25:27; Lev 25:28; Lev 25:33 (houses); Lev 25:41; Lev 25:45; Lev 21:46; Num 27:4; Num 32:5; Num 32:22; Num 32:29; Num 35:8; Deut 32:49; Josh 21:12; Josh 21:39; Ezek 44:28; Ezek 45:5; Ezek 45:6; Ezek 45:7 (twice in verse); Ezek 45:8 ; Ezek 46:18 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 48:20; Ezek 48:21; Ezek 48:22 (twice in verse); 1Chr 7:28; 1Chr 9:2; 2Chr 11:14; 2Chr 31:1; Neh 11:3 with אֶרֶץ , אֲחֻזָּה ׳ א = land possessed, one's own land Gen 36:43; Lev 14:34; Lev 25:24; Num 35:28; Josh 22:4; Josh 22:9; Josh 22:19 (twice in verse), compare אֲחֻזַּת הָאָרֶץ Lev 27:24 with שָׂדֶה, אֲחֻזָּה ׳ שׂ Lev 27:16; Lev 27:22; Lev 27:28, compare Lev 27:21 with עִיר, אֲתֻּזָּה ׳ ע Lev 25:32; Lev 25:33 אֲחֻזַּת נַחֲלָה = possession by right of inheritance Num 27:7; Num 32:32, & ׳ נַחֲלַת א Num 35:2 compare בְּנַחֲלָה ׳ א Ezek 46:16 (but Co as Num 27:7 so B ); אֲחֻזַּת קֶבֶר Gen 23:4; Gen 23:9; Gen 23:20; Gen 49:30; Gen 50:13 עוֺלם ׳ א Gen 17:8; Gen 48:4; Lev 25:34 in promise to Davidic king וַאֲחֻזָּ˜תְךָ אַסְפֵיאָֿרֶץ Ps 2:8 (|| נַחֲלָה); figurative of ׳ י as portion of Levitical priests Ezek 44:28 (|| נַחֲלָה).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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