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יְרֻשָּׁה H3425
H3425 is the Hebrew word יְרֻשָּׁה, transliterated yᵉrushshâh and said yer-oosh-shaw'. The King James Version most often renders it possession.
What it means
something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony.
Where it comes from
from H3423 (יָרַשׁ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: heritage, inheritance, possession.
Verses using יְרֻשָּׁה
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 2:9 · KJV
And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy 2:12 · KJV
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
Deuteronomy 2:19 · KJV
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy 3:20 · KJV
Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
Joshua 1:15 · KJV
Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
Joshua 12:6 · KJV
Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 12:7 · KJV
And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
Judges 21:17 · KJV
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
2 Chronicles 20:11 · KJV
Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
Psalm 61:5 · KJV
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Jeremiah 32:8 · KJV
So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3425 mean?
H3425 is the Hebrew word יְרֻשָּׁה (yᵉrushshâh), meaning something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony.
How is H3425 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it possession (8 times), must be an inheritance (1 time), heritage (1 time), inheritance (1 time).
How many times does H3425 appear in the Bible?
יְרֻשָּׁה (yᵉrushshâh) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3425 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3423 (יָרַשׁ).
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