What does נַחֲלָה · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion".
Hebrew · H5159, H776
נַחֲלָה ... בָּאָרֶץ
Properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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נַחֲלָה H5159 properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion
Pronunciation naḥalah
Inherited land or property securing family continuity and identity within Israel's covenant promise and tribal allocation system.
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does נַחֲלָה ... בָּאָרֶץ (nachalah ... ba’arets) mean in the Bible?
נַחֲלָה · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5159, H776?
H5159, H776 is connected to 2,727 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion
Strong's H5159, H776
Lexical occurrences 2,727 verses Source Gloss
properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נַחֲלָה ... בָּאָרֶץ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain