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Hebrew · H272

אֲחֻזָּה

Something seized , i.e. a possession (especially of land)

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אֲחֻזָּהH272
Pronunciationʾăḥûzāh

What does אֲחֻזָּה (ʾăḥûzāh) mean in the Bible?

אֲחֻזָּה (ʾăḥûzāh): Land held as permanent inherited possession; often describes tribal/family allotments in covenantal land distribution

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֲחֻזָּה (ʾăḥûzāh) mean in the Bible?

אֲחֻזָּה (ʾăḥûzāh): Land held as permanent inherited possession; often describes tribal/family allotments in covenantal land distribution

How does the BSB render H272?

The BSB source-word alignment has 66 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include property (7), possession (6), site (5), . . . (4), as a possession (3).

Where does אֲחֻזָּה (ʾăḥûzāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 17:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (20), Ezekiel (15), Genesis (9), Numbers (9).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
property7×Genesis 47:11, Leviticus 25:45, Numbers 27:4, Numbers 27:7
possession6×Genesis 17:8, Genesis 48:4, Leviticus 25:34, Joshua 22:19
site5×Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30
. . .4×Leviticus 27:28, Numbers 32:32, Joshua 22:4, Joshua 22:9
as a possession3×Numbers 32:5, Numbers 32:22, Numbers 32:29
-2×Leviticus 14:34, Ezekiel 45:7
the property2×Leviticus 25:41, Leviticus 27:21
they possess2×Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33
to his property2×Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:28
and of the property1×Ezekiel 48:21
and the property1×Ezekiel 45:7
and their possessions1×2 Chronicles 11:14
are their possession1×Leviticus 25:33
as his possession1×Joshua 21:12
as property1×Leviticus 25:46
As the property1×Ezekiel 45:6
as their own possession1×Deuteronomy 32:49
as your possession1×Leviticus 14:34
from his own property1×Ezekiel 46:18
from his property1×Ezekiel 46:18
from the territory1×Numbers 35:8
from their property1×Ezekiel 46:18
he owns1×Numbers 35:28
his own property1×Leviticus 25:13
his property1×Leviticus 25:10
it will be their possession1×Ezekiel 45:5
of his land1×Leviticus 27:16
of his own property1×Leviticus 27:22
of your inheritance1×Joshua 22:19
on his own property1×Nehemiah 11:3
some of his property1×Leviticus 25:25
the original owner1×Leviticus 27:24
the territory1×Joshua 21:41
Their holdings1×1 Chronicles 7:28
their own property1×1 Chronicles 9:2
their possession1×Ezekiel 44:28
their property1×Ezekiel 46:16
they possessed1×Genesis 36:43
they will possess1×Numbers 35:2
to his own property1×2 Chronicles 31:1
you possess1×Leviticus 25:24
Your possession1×Psalms 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 17:8לַאֲחֻזַּ֖תtopossessionPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 23:4אֲחֻזַּת־tositeNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 23:9לַאֲחֻזַּת־tositePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 23:20לַאֲחֻזַּת־tositePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 36:43אֲחֻזָּתָ֔םtothey possessedNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralGenesis 47:11אֲחֻזָּה֙topropertyNoun - feminine singularGenesis 48:4אֲחֻזַּ֥תtopossessionNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 49:30לַאֲחֻזַּת־tositePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 50:13לַאֲחֻזַּת־tositePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 14:34לַאֲחֻזָּ֑הtoas your possessionPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 17:8
Aligned rows66
Books represented10
Genesis9Leviticus20Numbers9Deuteronomy1Joshua61 Chronicles22 Chronicles2Nehemiah1Psalms1Ezekiel15
Source forms
אֲחֻזַּ֥ת4x’ă·ḥuz·zaṯGenesis 48:4, Leviticus 25:34, Leviticus 25:41, Leviticus 27:24
אֲחֻזַּ֣ת4x’ă·ḥuz·zaṯNumbers 27:7, Numbers 32:32, Joshua 21:41, Ezekiel 45:7
לַאֲחֻזַּת־4xla·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ-Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:13
אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃3x’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōwLeviticus 25:13, Leviticus 27:21, Numbers 35:28
אֲחֻזָּ֔ה2x’ă·ḥuz·zāhLeviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:4
אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ2x’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōwLeviticus 25:10, Leviticus 27:28
אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם2x’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯāmGenesis 36:43, Leviticus 25:33
לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה2xla·’ă·ḥuz·zāhLeviticus 14:34, Numbers 32:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct11xGenesis 23:4, Genesis 48:4, Leviticus 25:34, Leviticus 25:41
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular8xLeviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:13, Leviticus 25:33, Leviticus 27:16
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular8xLeviticus 14:34, Leviticus 25:45, Numbers 32:5, Numbers 32:22
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural7xGenesis 36:43, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33, Numbers 35:2
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct5xGenesis 17:8, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural4xLeviticus 14:34, Leviticus 25:24, Joshua 22:4, Joshua 22:19
Noun - feminine singular3xGenesis 47:11, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:4
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular3xLeviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:28, 2 Chronicles 31:1
Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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