Strong's Lexicon

H5159

H5159 — נַחֲלָה

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

Hebrewnachalahnoun femOccurrences: 223TWOT: 1342a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5159
Word:נַחֲלָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H5157 (in its usual sense)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:223
Transliteration:nachalah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:nakh-al-aw'
Meaning:1. (properly) something inherited 2. (abstractly) occupancy 3. (concretely) an heirloom 4. (generally) an estate, patrimony or portion
KJV Renderings:heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.

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BDB5108

נַחֲלָה224 noun feminine possession, property, inheritance (originally gift; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew); — ׳ נ Num 18:23 +; נַחֲלָת Ps 16:6 (Ges«GKC:90g»§ 90g), read נַחֲלָתִי Ew SS We ii. 1, 425; construct נַחֲלַת Josh 13:23 suffix נַחֲלָתִי Ruth 4:6 נַחֲלַתְכֶם Ps 105:11 plural נְחָלוֺת Isa 49:8, נְחָלֹת Josh 19:51

1. property:
a. in Canaan given by ׳ י to Israel, נחלת ישׂראל Judg 20:6 יעקב ׳ נ Isa 58:14 , especially אֲשֶׁר נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה Deut 4:21; Deut 15:4; Deut 19:10 ; Deut 20:16 ; Deut 21:28 ; Deut 24:4; Deut 25:19 ; Deut 26:1 (all D ); הנחלה אשׁר הנחלתי את עמי Jer 12:14 .
b. distributive among tribes: לְ ׳ נתן נ Num 16:14 ; Num 36:2; Josh 14:3 (restore לְ), Josh 17:4; Josh 17:14; Josh 19:49 (all P ); לְ ׳ נתן לנ Deut 29:7; Josh 11:23 ; Josh 14:13 (all D2 ); נָָֽחֲלוּ נחלה Josh 17:6( J ); ׳ תֵּחָלֵק בּנ Num 26:53 ; Num 26:56 ( P ); נפל בּנחלה Num 34:2 ( P ), Judg 18:1 ; Ezek 47:22 ׳ הפיל בנ Josh 13:6; Josh 23:4 ( D2 ), Ezek 45:1; Ezek 47:22, also Ezek 47:22 (Co reads ב for מ).
c. nations as possession of the people, Ps 111:6 of the king Ps 2:8 .
d. Levites have no property in the land Num 18:23; Num 18:24; Deut 10:9; Deut 12:12 their possession is ׳ י Num 18:20 ( P ); הוּא נחלתו ׳ י Deut 10:9; Deut 18:2; Josh 13:14 ; Josh 13:33 (all D ); the tithes Num 18:21; Num 18:24; Num 18:26 ( P ).
e. ׳ י takes Israel as his property, 1Sam 10:1; 1Kgs 8:53; 2Kgs 21:14; Isa 19:25; Mic 7:18; Ps 33:12 ; Ps 68:10 ; Ps 106:5 עם נחלה Deut 4:20 ( D2 ); עַמְּךָ וְנַחֲלָֽתְךָ Deut 9:26; Deut 9:29 ( D ), 1Kgs 8:51 || עַם Isa 47:6; Joel 2:17 ; Joel 4:2; Mic 7:14; Ps 28:9; Ps 78:62 ; Ps 78:71 ; Ps 94:5; Ps 94:14 ; Ps 106:40 ׳ נחלת י 1Sam 26:19 ; 2Sam 20:19 ; 2Sam 21:3 אלהים ׳ נ 2Sam 14:16 ׳ יעקב חבל נ Deut 32:9 ׳ שׁבט נ Jer 10:16 = Jer 51:19 , Ps 74:2 ׳ שׁבטי נ Isa 63:17 also, the holy mountain Exod 15:17 (song), temple Jer 12:7; Ps 79:1, land Jer 2:7; Jer 12:8; Jer 12:9; Jer 16:18 ; Jer 50:11.
2. portion, share:
a. assigned by God, Isa 54:17; Ps 37:18; Ps 127:3 elsewhere || חֵלֶק Job 20:29; Job 27:13; Job 31:2 .
b. by choice, || חֵלֶק, לנו בבן ישׁי ׳ לא נ 2Sam 20:1 we have no share in the son of Jesse = 1Kgs 12:16 = 2Chr 10:16.
3. inheritance (45 t.) חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה בְּבֵית אָבִּינוּ Gen 31:14 ( E ) portion or inheritance in the house of our father; לְ ׳ העביר נ Num 27:7 ; Num 27:8 ( P ) cause the inheritance to pass unto; לְ ׳ נתן נ Num 27:9 ; Num 27:10; Num 27:11 ( P ), Job 42:15 נחלת אבות Num 36:3 ; Num 36:8 ; 1Kgs 21:3; 1Kgs 21:4 ; Prov 19:14 לבניו תהיה ׳ נ Ezek 46:16 .


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

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