Log in Download

Hebrew word study

נַחֲלָהnachălâh — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupanc…

Pronounced “nakh-al-aw'”

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

Translated in the King James as: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).

Appears 219 times in Scripture

Origin: from H5157 (נָחַל) (in its usual sense);

Read it in context & ask Abram about this word

Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 31:14 Genesis 48:6

Exodus — 1×

Numbers — 43×

Numbers 16:14 Numbers 18:20 Numbers 18:21 Numbers 18:23 Numbers 18:24 Numbers 18:26 Numbers 26:53 Numbers 26:54 Numbers 26:56 Numbers 26:62 Numbers 27:7 Numbers 27:8 Numbers 27:9 Numbers 27:10 Numbers 27:11 Numbers 32:18 Numbers 32:19 Numbers 32:32 Numbers 33:54 Numbers 34:2 Numbers 34:14 Numbers 34:15 Numbers 35:2 Numbers 35:8 Numbers 36:2+ 18 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 25×

Deuteronomy 4:20 Deuteronomy 4:21 Deuteronomy 4:38 Deuteronomy 9:26 Deuteronomy 9:29 Deuteronomy 10:9 Deuteronomy 12:9 Deuteronomy 12:12 Deuteronomy 14:27 Deuteronomy 14:29 Deuteronomy 15:4 Deuteronomy 18:1 Deuteronomy 18:2 Deuteronomy 19:10 Deuteronomy 19:14 Deuteronomy 20:16 Deuteronomy 21:23 Deuteronomy 24:4 Deuteronomy 25:19 Deuteronomy 26:1 Deuteronomy 29:8 Deuteronomy 32:9+ 3 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 50×

Joshua 11:23 Joshua 13:6 Joshua 13:7 Joshua 13:8 Joshua 13:14 Joshua 13:23 Joshua 13:28 Joshua 13:33 Joshua 14:2 Joshua 14:3 Joshua 14:9 Joshua 14:13 Joshua 14:14 Joshua 15:20 Joshua 16:5 Joshua 16:8 Joshua 16:9 Joshua 17:4 Joshua 17:6 Joshua 17:14 Joshua 18:2 Joshua 18:4 Joshua 18:7 Joshua 18:20 Joshua 18:28+ 25 more in Joshua

Judges — 7×

Judges 2:6 Judges 2:9 Judges 18:1 Judges 20:6 Judges 21:23 Judges 21:24+ 1 more in Judges

Ruth — 3×

Ruth 4:5 Ruth 4:6 Ruth 4:10

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 10:1 1 Sam 26:19

2 Samuel — 4×

2 Sam 14:16 2 Sam 20:1 2 Sam 20:19 2 Sam 21:3

1 Kings — 6×

1 Ki 8:36 1 Ki 8:51 1 Ki 8:53 1 Ki 12:16 1 Ki 21:3 1 Ki 21:4

2 Kings — 1×

1 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 6:27 2 Chr 10:16

Nehemiah — 1×

Job — 4×

Job 20:29 Job 27:13 Job 31:2 Job 42:15

Psalms — 23×

Psalms 2:8 Psalms 16:6 Psalms 28:9 Psalms 33:12 Psalms 37:18 Psalms 47:4 Psalms 68:9 Psalms 74:2 Psalms 78:55 Psalms 78:62 Psalms 78:71 Psalms 79:1 Psalms 94:5 Psalms 94:14 Psalms 105:11 Psalms 106:5 Psalms 106:40 Psalms 111:6 Psalms 127:3 Psalms 135:12 Psalms 136:21 Psalms 136:22+ 1 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 3×

Proverbs 17:2 Proverbs 19:14 Proverbs 20:21

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Isaiah — 6×

Isaiah 19:25 Isaiah 47:6 Isaiah 49:8 Isaiah 54:17 Isaiah 58:14 Isaiah 63:17

Jeremiah — 12×

Jeremiah 2:7 Jeremiah 3:19 Jeremiah 10:16 Jeremiah 12:7 Jeremiah 12:8 Jeremiah 12:9 Jeremiah 12:14 Jeremiah 12:15 Jeremiah 16:18 Jeremiah 17:4 Jeremiah 50:11 Jeremiah 51:19

Lamentations — 1×

Ezekiel — 15×

Ezekiel 35:15 Ezekiel 36:12 Ezekiel 44:28 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 46:16 Ezekiel 46:17 Ezekiel 46:18 Ezekiel 47:14 Ezekiel 47:22 Ezekiel 47:23 Ezekiel 48:29+ 4 more in Ezekiel

Joel — 2×

Joel 2:17 Joel 3:2

Micah — 3×

Micah 2:2 Micah 7:14 Micah 7:18

Malachi — 1×

Browse more Greek & Hebrew word studies →

Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.