נַחֲלָה

מוֹרָשָׁה môwrâshâh · H4181 · possession

Both words denote inheritance, heritage or possession, distinct words with overlapping sense.

יְרֻשָּׁה yᵉrushshâh · H3425 · possession (of someone else)

Both terms denote inherited property or possession, with nearly identical glosses — "heritage, inheritance, possession" — two distinct Hebrew words overlapping in core sense.

κληρονομία klēronomía · G2817 · possession, inheritance

κληρονομία is the standard LXX rendering of נַחֲלָה, both denoting inherited patrimony or possession, with the Greek term carrying the same range of concrete (land/property) and theological (covenant inheritance) senses as the Hebrew.

κλῆρος klēros · G2819 · lot, possession, what is possessed

Greek κλῆρος emphasizes the allotted portion or inheritance lot (etymologically from casting lots), while Hebrew נַחֲלָה broadly denotes inherited property or heritage without the lot-casting connotation, though both terms directly translate inheritance/possession contexts in LXX alignment.

Possess002003002019

נַחֲלָה denotes an inheritance or possession, most centrally the land given to Israel as their inheritance from the LORD, as Rachel and Leah ask whether they still have "any share or inheritance" in their father's house (Genesis 31:14), tying the word to an inherited holding.

Engage002003003011

The word also names the Levites' distinctive portion, service to the LORD itself rather than a land allotment, as the LORD tells Aaron "I am your portion and your inheritance" (Numbers 18:20), tying an inheritance to an ongoing occupation or role rather than property alone.

Groups001001003004

The word is also used of the people themselves as the LORD's inheritance, a corporate designation for Israel as a people belonging to Him, distinct from the land-based sense of the term.

Land001002002

The word most centrally denotes the land of Canaan allotted to Israel as their possession, as the complainers lament not being brought "into a land flowing with milk and honey" as an inheritance (Numbers 16:14), tying the term to territorial land.

Landforms001002003

The domain classification here reflects the word's use for the specific mountain of the LORD's own inheritance, His sanctuary (Exodus 15:17), where the inheritance is tied to a particular topographic feature rather than the land generally.

Waterbodies001002008

The domain classification here reflects an attested use of the word for fields and vineyards as part of an inheritance (Numbers 16:14), a productive agricultural holding whose value depends on associated water sources, though not itself a body of water directly named in the sampled citations here.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.