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נַחֲלָה H5159

H5159 is the Hebrew word נַחֲלָה, transliterated nachălâh and said nakh-al-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it inheritance.

Word: נַחֲלָהTransliteration: nachălâhSaid: nakh-al-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 161 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from H5157 (נָחַל) (in its usual sense).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 167 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

inheritance 117×heritage 14×thine inheritance 13×mine heritage 5×nor inheritance 3×none inheritance 3×mine inheritance 3×thine heritage 3×inherit 2×neither have we inheritance 2×or inheritance 1×possession 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).

Verses using נַחֲלָה

The first 40 of 161 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 31:14 · KJV

And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

Exodus 15:17 · KJV

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.

Numbers 16:14 · KJV

Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

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 18:21 · KJV

And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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 18:26 · KJV

Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.

Numbers 26:53 · KJV

Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

Numbers 26:54 · KJV

To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

Numbers 26:56 · KJV

According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

Numbers 26:62 · KJV

And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

Numbers 27:7 · KJV

The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

Numbers 27:8 · KJV

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

Numbers 27:9 · KJV

And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

Numbers 27:10 · KJV

And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.

Numbers 27:11 · KJV

And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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 32:32 · KJV

We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

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 34:2 · KJV

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Numbers 34:15 · KJV

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

Numbers 35:2 · KJV

Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

Numbers 35:8 · KJV

And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

Numbers 36:2 · KJV

And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

Numbers 36:3 · KJV

And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

Numbers 36:4 · KJV

And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

Numbers 36:7 · KJV

So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

Numbers 36:8 · KJV

And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.

Numbers 36:9 · KJV

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

Numbers 36:12 · KJV

And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.

Deuteronomy 4:20 · KJV

But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

Deuteronomy 4:38 · KJV

To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 9:26 · KJV

I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Deuteronomy 9:29 · KJV

Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.

Deuteronomy 10:9 · KJV

Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.

Deuteronomy 12:9 · KJV

For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.

Deuteronomy 14:29 · KJV

And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Deuteronomy 15:4 · KJV

Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

Deuteronomy 18:1 · KJV

The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

Deuteronomy 18:2 · KJV

Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5159 mean?

H5159 is the Hebrew word נַחֲלָה (nachălâh), meaning properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.

How is H5159 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it inheritance (117 times), heritage (14 times), thine inheritance (13 times), mine heritage (5 times), nor inheritance (3 times), among others.

How many times does H5159 appear in the Bible?

נַחֲלָה (nachălâh) is tagged in 161 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5159 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5157 (נָחַל) (in its usual sense).

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