What does אֲחֻזָּה · קֶבֶר mean in the Bible?
אֲחֻזָּה · קֶבֶר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "burial possession, burial holding".
Hebrew · H272, H6913
אֲחֻזַּת־קֶבֶר
Something seized , i.e. a possession (especially of land) · a sepulchre
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אֲחֻזָּה H272 something seized , i.e. a possession (especially of land)
Pronunciation ʾăḥûzāh
Land held as permanent inherited possession; often describes tribal/family allotments in covenantal land distribution
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קֶבֶר H6913 a sepulchre
What does אֲחֻזַּת־קֶבֶר (achuzzat-qever) mean in the Bible?
אֲחֻזָּה · קֶבֶר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "burial possession, burial holding".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H272, H6913?
H272, H6913 is connected to 133 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. burial possession, burial holding
Strong's H272, H6913
Lexical occurrences 133 verses Source Gloss
burial possession, burial holding
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲחֻזַּת־קֶבֶר 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