5159. nachalah

Strong's Lexicon

nachalah: Inheritance, possession, heritage, property

Original Word: נַחֲלָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: nachalah
Pronunciation: nah-khah-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (nakh-al-aw')
Definition: Inheritance, possession, heritage, property
Meaning: something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion

Word Origin: Derived from the root נחל (nachal), meaning "to inherit" or "to possess."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2817 (κληρονομία, kleronomia): Inheritance, property received by inheritance.

- G2819 (κλῆρος, kleros): Lot, portion, inheritance.

Usage: The term "nachalah" primarily refers to an inheritance or possession, often in the context of land or property passed down through generations. It signifies a portion or allotment given by God, especially in the context of the Promised Land allocated to the tribes of Israel. The concept extends to spiritual inheritance, reflecting God's promises and blessings to His people.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, inheritance was a crucial aspect of family and tribal identity. Land was not merely a commodity but a divine gift and a symbol of God's covenant with His people. The distribution of land among the tribes of Israel, as described in the book of Joshua, was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. Inheritance laws ensured the preservation of family lineage and property within the tribe, reflecting the importance of maintaining the covenant community.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
possession, property, inheritance
NASB Translation
gift (1), give (1), hereditary (1), heritage (14), heritages (1), inheritance (197), inheritances (1), portion (1), possession (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נַחֲלָה₂₂₄ noun feminine possession, property, inheritance (originally gift; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew); — ׳נ Numbers 18:23 +; נַחֲלָת Psalm 16:6 (Ges^{§ 90g}), read נַחֲלָתִי Ew SS We Kö^{ii. 1, 425}; construct נַחֲלַת Joshua 13:23; suffix נַחֲלָתִי Ruth 4:6; נַחֲלַתְכֶם Psalm 105:11; plural נְחָלוֺת Isaiah 49:8, נְחָלֹת Joshua 19:51;

1 property:

a. in Canaan given by ׳י to Israel, נחלת ישׂראל Judges 20:6; יעקב ׳נ Isaiah 58:14, especially אֲשֶׁר נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה Deuteronomy 4:21; Deuteronomy 15:4; Deuteronomy 19:10; Deuteronomy 20:16; Deuteronomy 21:28; Deuteronomy 24:4; Deuteronomy 25:19; Deuteronomy 26:1 (all D); הנחלה אשׁר הנחלתי את עמי Jeremiah 12:14.

b. distributive among tribes: לְ ׳נתן נ Numbers 16:14; Numbers 36:2; Joshua 14:3 (restore לְ), Joshua 17:4,14; Joshua 19:49 (all P); לְ ׳נתן לנ Deuteronomy 29:7; Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:13 (all D²); נָָֽחֲלוּ נחלהJoshua 17:6(J); ׳תֵּחָלֵק בּנ Numbers 26:53,56 (P); נפל בּנחלה Numbers 34:2 (P), Judges 18:1; Ezekiel 47:22; ׳הפיל בנ Joshua 13:6; Joshua 23:4 (D²), Ezekiel 45:1; Ezekiel 47:22, also Ezekiel 47:22 (Co reads ב for מ).

c. nations as possession of the people, Psalm 111:6; of the king Psalm 2:8.

d. Levites have no property in the land Numbers 18:23,24; Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 12:12; their possession is ׳י Numbers 18:20 (P); הוּא נחלתו ׳י Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 18:2; Joshua 13:14,33 (all D); the tithes Numbers 18:21,24,26 (P).

e. ׳י takes Israel as his property, 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Kings 8:53; 2 Kings 21:14; Isaiah 19:25; Micah 7:18; Psalm 33:12; Psalm 68:10; Psalm 106:5; עם נחלה Deuteronomy 4:20 (D²); עַמְּךָ וְנַחֲלָֽתְךָ Deuteronomy 9:26,29 (D), 1 Kings 8:51; "" עַם Isaiah 47:6; Joel 2:17; Joel 4:2; Micah 7:14; Psalm 28:9; Psalm 78:62; Psalm 78:71; Psalm 94:5; Psalm 94:14; Psalm 106:40; ׳נחלת י 1 Samuel 26:19; 2 Samuel 20:19; 2 Samuel 21:3; אלהים ׳נ 2 Samuel 14:16; ׳יעקב חבל נ Deuteronomy 32:9; ׳שׁבט נ Jeremiah 10:16 = Jeremiah 51:19, Psalm 74:2; ׳שׁבטי נ Isaiah 63:17; also, the holy mountain Exodus 15:17 (song), temple Jeremiah 12:7; Psalm 79:1, land Jeremiah 2:7; Jeremiah 12:8,9; Jeremiah 16:18; Jeremiah 50:11.

2 portion, share:

a. assigned by God, Isaiah 54:17; Psalm 37:18; Psalm 127:3; elsewhere "" חֵלֶק Job 20:29; Job 27:13; Job 31:2.

b. by choice, "" חֵלֶק, לנו בבן ישׁי ׳לא נ 2 Samuel 20:1 we have no share in the son of Jesse = 1 Kings 12:16 2Chronicles 10:16.

3 inheritance (45 t.) חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה בְּבֵית אָבִּינוּ Genesis 31:14 (E) portion or inheritance in the house of our father; לְ ׳העביר נ Numbers 27:7,8 (P) cause the inheritance to pass unto; לְ ׳נתן נ Numbers 27:9,10,11 (P), Job 42:15; נחלת אבות Numbers 36:3,8; 1 Kings 21:3,4; Proverbs 19:14; לבניו תהיה ׳נ Ezekiel 46:16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession

From nachal (in its usual sense); properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare nachal.

see HEBREW nachal

see HEBREW nachal

Forms and Transliterations

בְּֽנַחֲלָ֔ה בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ בְּנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ בְּנַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת בְּנַחֲלַת֙ בְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑ם בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה בְּנַחֲלָ֛ה בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ בְּנַחֲלָה֒ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃ בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ בְנַחֲלָ֔ה בַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה בנחלה בנחלה׃ בנחלת בנחלתו בנחלתו׃ בנחלתך בנחלתכם בנחלתם בנחלתם׃ הַֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה הַנְּחָלֹ֡ת הנחלה הנחלת וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹ וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ וְנַחֲלַ֖ת וְנַחֲלָ֖ה וְנַחֲלָ֜ה וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ וְנַחֲלָ֥ה וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ וְנַחֲלָתִ֖י וְנַחֲלָתִ֤י וְנַחֲלָתִ֥י וְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ וְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ וּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹ וּמִֽנַּחֲלַת֙ ובנחלתו וינחלו ומנחלת ונחלה ונחלת ונחלתו ונחלתו׃ ונחלתי ונחלתך ונחלתם לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה לְנַחְלַ֧ת לְנַחֲלָ֑ה לְנַחֲלָ֔ה לְנַחֲלָ֛ה לְנַחֲלָ֣ה לְנַחֲלָ֧ה לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ לנחלה לנחלה׃ לנחלת לנחלתו לנחלתו׃ מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת מִֽנַּחֲלַ֛ת מִֽנַּחֲלָ֖ה מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת מִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ מִנַּחֲלָת֗וֹ מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם מנחלה מנחלת מנחלתו מנחלתך מנחלתם נְחָל֥וֹת נַ֝חֲלָ֗ה נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם נַ֭חֲלָה נַֽחֲלַ֥ת נַֽחֲלָ֔ה נַֽחֲלָה֙ נַֽחֲלָה־ נַֽחֲלָת֑וֹ נַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָ נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם נַֽחֲלָתָ֔ם נַֽחֲלָתָ֖ם נַחֲלַ֖ת נַחֲלַ֛ת נַחֲלַ֣ת נַחֲלַ֤ת נַחֲלַ֥ת נַחֲלַ֨ת נַחֲלַת֙ נַחֲלַת֩ נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃ נַחֲלָ֑ה נַחֲלָ֔ה נַחֲלָ֖ה נַחֲלָ֗ה נַחֲלָ֛ה נַחֲלָ֣ה נַחֲלָֽה׃ נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ נַחֲלָה֙ נַחֲלָת֑וֹ נַחֲלָת֔וֹ נַחֲלָת֖וֹ נַחֲלָת֗וֹ נַחֲלָת֥וֹ נַחֲלָתְךָ֤ נַחֲלָתְךָ֥ נַחֲלָתִ֑י נַחֲלָתִ֔י נַחֲלָתִ֖י נַחֲלָתִֽי׃ נַחֲלָתִי֙ נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ נַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּ נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙ נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃ נַחֲלָתָ֑ם נַחֲלָתָ֔ם נַחֲלָתָ֔ן נַחֲלָתָ֖ם נַחֲלָתָ֗ם נַחֲלָתָֽם׃ נַחֲלָתָֽן׃ נַחֲלָתָם֙ נַחֲלָתָן֙ נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ נַחֲלָתוֹ֙ נחלה נחלה־ נחלה׃ נחלות נחלת נחלתו נחלתו׃ נחלתי נחלתי׃ נחלתך נחלתך׃ נחלתכם׃ נחלתם נחלתם׃ נחלתן נחלתן׃ נחלתנו ban·na·ḥă·lāh bannachaLah bannaḥălāh bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw bə·na·ḥă·lāh ḇə·na·ḥă·lāh bə·na·ḥă·laṯ bə·na·ḥă·laṯ·ḵem benachaLah benachaLat benachalaTam benachalatChem benachalateCha beNachalaTo bənaḥălāh ḇənaḥălāh bənaḥălaṯ bənaḥălāṯām bənaḥălāṯeḵā bənaḥălāṯəḵā bənaḥălaṯḵem bənaḥălāṯōw han·na·ḥă·lāh han·nə·ḥā·lōṯ hannachaLah hannaḥălāh hannechaLot hannəḥālōṯ lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw lə·na·ḥă·lāh lə·naḥ·laṯ lenachaLah lenachalaTo lenachLat lənaḥălāh lənaḥălāṯōw lənaḥlaṯ min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw min·na·ḥă·lāh min·na·ḥă·laṯ minnachaLah minnachaLat minnachalaTam minnachalateCha minnachalaTo minnaḥălāh minnaḥălaṯ minnaḥălāṯām minnaḥălāṯəḵā minnaḥălāṯōw na·ḥă·lā·ṯām na·ḥă·lā·ṯān na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū na·ḥă·lā·ṯî na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw na·ḥă·lāh na·ḥă·lāh- na·ḥă·laṯ na·ḥă·lāṯ na·ḥă·laṯ·ḵem nachaLah nachaLat nachalaTam nachalaTan nachalatChem nachalateCha nachalaTenu nachalaTi nachalaTo naḥălāh naḥălāh- naḥălaṯ naḥălāṯ naḥălāṯām naḥălāṯān naḥălāṯeḵā naḥălāṯəḵā naḥălāṯênū naḥălāṯî naḥălaṯḵem naḥălāṯōw nə·ḥā·lō·wṯ nechaLot nəḥālōwṯ ū·ḇə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw ū·min·na·ḥă·laṯ ūḇənaḥălāṯōw uminnachaLat ūminnaḥălaṯ uvenachalaTo vaiyinchaLu venachaLah venachaLat venachalaTam venachaLatecha venachalaTi venachalaTo way·yin·ḥă·lū wayyinḥălū wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯî wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw wə·na·ḥă·lāh wə·na·ḥă·laṯ wənaḥălāh wənaḥălaṯ wənaḥălāṯām wənaḥălāṯeḵā wənaḥălāṯəḵā wənaḥălāṯî wənaḥălāṯōw

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:14
HEB: לָ֛נוּ חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽינוּ׃
NAS: have any portion or inheritance in our father's
KJV: unto him, [Is there] yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's
INT: still portion inheritance court our father's

Genesis 48:6
HEB: אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יִקָּרְא֖וּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃
NAS: of their brothers in their inheritance.
KJV: of their brethren in their inheritance.
INT: of their brothers shall be called their inheritance

Exodus 15:17
HEB: וְתִטָּעֵ֙מוֹ֙ בְּהַ֣ר נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ מָכ֧וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛
NAS: them in the mountain of Your inheritance, The place,
KJV: them in the mountain of thine inheritance, [in] the place,
INT: and plant the mountain of your inheritance the place your dwelling

Numbers 16:14
HEB: וַתִּ֨תֶּן־ לָ֔נוּ נַחֲלַ֖ת שָׂדֶ֣ה וָכָ֑רֶם
NAS: have you given us an inheritance of fields
KJV: or given us inheritance of fields
INT: brought given an inheritance of fields and vineyards

Numbers 18:20
HEB: אֲנִ֤י חֶלְקְךָ֙ וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: them; I am your portion and your inheritance among
KJV: them: I [am] thy part and thine inheritance among
INT: I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons

Numbers 18:21
HEB: מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְנַחֲלָ֑ה חֵ֤לֶף עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙
NAS: in Israel for an inheritance, in return
KJV: in Israel for an inheritance, for
INT: the tithe Israel an inheritance return their service

Numbers 18:23
HEB: לֹ֥א יִנְחֲל֖וּ נַחֲלָֽה׃
NAS: they shall have no inheritance.
KJV: of Israel they have no inheritance.
INT: no shall have inheritance

Numbers 18:24
HEB: נָתַ֥תִּי לַלְוִיִּ֖ם לְנַחֲלָ֑ה עַל־ כֵּן֙
NAS: to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore
KJV: to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said
INT: have given to the Levites an inheritance and after that

Numbers 18:24
HEB: לֹ֥א יִנְחֲל֖וּ נַחֲלָֽה׃ פ
NAS: no inheritance among
KJV: they shall have no inheritance.
INT: no shall have inheritance

Numbers 18:26
HEB: לָכֶ֛ם מֵאִתָּ֖ם בְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑ם וַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤ם מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙
NAS: I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present
KJV: which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer
INT: which have given your inheritance shall present at

Numbers 26:53
HEB: תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֽוֹת׃
NAS: shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number
KJV: shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number
INT: shall be divided the land an inheritance to the number of names

Numbers 26:54
HEB: לָרַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָת֔וֹ וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט
NAS: [group] you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller
KJV: thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few
INT: to the larger shall increase their inheritance the smaller shall diminish

Numbers 26:54
HEB: וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָת֑וֹ אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י
NAS: [group] you shall diminish their inheritance; each
KJV: thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one
INT: the smaller shall diminish their inheritance each according

Numbers 26:54
HEB: פְקֻדָ֔יו יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: shall be given their inheritance according
KJV: to every one shall his inheritance be given
INT: were numbered shall be given their inheritance

Numbers 26:56
HEB: הַגּוֹרָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָת֑וֹ בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב
NAS: to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided
KJV: to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided
INT: lot shall be divided their inheritance between the larger

Numbers 26:62
HEB: נִתַּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: no inheritance was given
KJV: of Israel, because there was no inheritance given
INT: was given like inheritance among the sons

Numbers 27:7
HEB: לָהֶם֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ אֲחֵ֣י
NAS: give them a hereditary possession
KJV: them a possession of an inheritance among
INT: give possession A hereditary among brothers

Numbers 27:7
HEB: וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ אֶת־ נַחֲלַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ן לָהֶֽן׃
NAS: and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father
KJV: brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father
INT: their father's shall transfer the inheritance of their father

Numbers 27:8
HEB: וְהַֽעֲבַרְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־ נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְבִתּֽוֹ׃
NAS: then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
KJV: and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass
INT: and has shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter

Numbers 27:9
HEB: וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם אֶת־ נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְאֶחָיו׃
NAS: then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
KJV: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
INT: daughter shall give his inheritance to his brothers

Numbers 27:10
HEB: וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם אֶת־ נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לַאֲחֵ֥י אָבִֽיו׃
NAS: then you shall give his inheritance to his father's
KJV: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's
INT: brothers shall give his inheritance brothers to his father's

Numbers 27:11
HEB: וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֶת־ נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לִשְׁאֵר֞וֹ הַקָּרֹ֥ב
NAS: then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest
KJV: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman
INT: his father shall give his inheritance relative to his nearest

Numbers 32:18
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֖ישׁ נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: has possessed his inheritance.
KJV: every man his inheritance.
INT: of Israel every his inheritance

Numbers 32:19
HEB: כִּ֣י בָ֤אָה נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ מֵעֵ֥בֶר
NAS: because our inheritance has fallen
KJV: or forward; because our inheritance is fallen
INT: because has fallen our inheritance about side

Numbers 32:32
HEB: וְאִתָּ֙נוּ֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת נַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּ מֵעֵ֖בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
NAS: and the possession of our inheritance [shall remain] with us across
KJV: that the possession of our inheritance on this side
INT: for and the possession of our inheritance side the Jordan

223 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5159
223 Occurrences

ban·na·ḥă·lāh — 1 Occ.
bə·na·ḥă·lāh — 11 Occ.
bə·na·ḥă·laṯ — 2 Occ.
bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām — 2 Occ.
bə·na·ḥă·laṯ·ḵem — 1 Occ.
bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā — 2 Occ.
bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw — 2 Occ.
han·na·ḥă·lāh — 1 Occ.
han·nə·ḥā·lōṯ — 1 Occ.
lə·na·ḥă·lāh — 15 Occ.
lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw — 4 Occ.
lə·naḥ·laṯ — 1 Occ.
min·na·ḥă·lāh — 1 Occ.
min·na·ḥă·laṯ — 4 Occ.
min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
na·ḥă·lāh — 37 Occ.
na·ḥă·laṯ — 34 Occ.
na·ḥă·lā·ṯām — 15 Occ.
na·ḥă·lā·ṯān — 4 Occ.
na·ḥă·laṯ·ḵem — 2 Occ.
na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā — 9 Occ.
na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū — 5 Occ.
na·ḥă·lā·ṯî — 8 Occ.
na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw — 31 Occ.
nə·ḥā·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·min·na·ḥă·laṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
way·yin·ḥă·lū — 1 Occ.
wə·na·ḥă·lāh — 8 Occ.
wə·na·ḥă·laṯ — 3 Occ.
wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā — 5 Occ.
wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯî — 3 Occ.
wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw — 3 Occ.