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נָחַל H5157

H5157 is the Hebrew word נָחַל, transliterated nâchal and said naw-khal'. The King James Version most often renders it inherit.

Word: נָחַלTransliteration: nâchalSaid: naw-khal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 49 verses

What it means

to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 37 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

inherit 16×inheritance 5×inherited 3×divide 3×have 2×possess 2×take them as an inheritance 1×no inheritance 1×divide the inheritance 1×cause them to inherit 1×giveth you to inherit 1×giveth thee to inherit 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: divide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).

Verses using נָחַל

The first 40 of 49 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 23:30 · KJV

By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

Exodus 32:13 · KJV

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

Leviticus 25:46 · KJV

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

Numbers 18:20 · KJV

And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

Numbers 18:23 · KJV

But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

Numbers 18:24 · KJV

But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

Numbers 32:18 · KJV

We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

Numbers 32:19 · KJV

For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

Numbers 33:54 · KJV

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Numbers 34:13 · KJV

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

Numbers 34:17 · KJV

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Numbers 34:18 · KJV

And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

Numbers 34:29 · KJV

These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

Deuteronomy 3:28 · KJV

But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

Deuteronomy 12:10 · KJV

But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

Deuteronomy 19:3 · KJV

Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.

Deuteronomy 19:14 · KJV

Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Deuteronomy 21:16 · KJV

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

Deuteronomy 32:8 · KJV

When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

Joshua 1:6 · KJV

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

Joshua 13:32 · KJV

These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

Joshua 14:1 · KJV

And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

Joshua 17:6 · KJV

Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.

Joshua 19:9 · KJV

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

Joshua 19:49 · KJV

When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

Joshua 19:51 · KJV

These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

Judges 11:2 · KJV

And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

1 Samuel 2:8 · KJV

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

1 Chronicles 28:8 · KJV

Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.

Job 7:3 · KJV

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Psalm 69:36 · KJV

The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Psalm 82:8 · KJV

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Psalm 119:111 · KJV

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Proverbs 3:35 · KJV

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Proverbs 8:21 · KJV

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

Proverbs 11:29 · KJV

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 13:22 · KJV

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Proverbs 14:18 · KJV

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Isaiah 14:2 · KJV

And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

Isaiah 49:8 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

Common questions

What does Strong's H5157 mean?

H5157 is the Hebrew word נָחַל (nâchal), meaning to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate.

How is H5157 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it inherit (16 times), inheritance (5 times), inherited (3 times), divide (3 times), have (2 times), among others.

How many times does H5157 appear in the Bible?

נָחַל (nâchal) is tagged in 49 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5157 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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