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Hebrew · H272

אֲחֻזָּה

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

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אֲחֻזָּה H272
Pronunciation ʾăḥûzāh

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
property 7× Genesis 47:11, Leviticus 25:45, Numbers 27:4, Numbers 27:7
possession 6× Genesis 17:8, Genesis 48:4, Leviticus 25:34, Joshua 22:19
site 5× 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 possession 3× Numbers 32:5, Numbers 32:22, Numbers 32:29
- 2× Leviticus 14:34, Ezekiel 45:7
the property 2× Leviticus 25:41, Leviticus 27:21
they possess 2× Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33
to his property 2× Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:28
and of the property 1× Ezekiel 48:21
and the property 1× Ezekiel 45:7
and their possessions 1× 2 Chronicles 11:14
are their possession 1× Leviticus 25:33
as his possession 1× Joshua 21:12
as property 1× Leviticus 25:46
As the property 1× Ezekiel 45:6
as their own possession 1× Deuteronomy 32:49
as your possession 1× Leviticus 14:34
from his own property 1× Ezekiel 46:18
from his property 1× Ezekiel 46:18
from the territory 1× Numbers 35:8
from their property 1× Ezekiel 46:18
he owns 1× Numbers 35:28
his own property 1× Leviticus 25:13
his property 1× Leviticus 25:10
it will be their possession 1× Ezekiel 45:5
of his land 1× Leviticus 27:16
of his own property 1× Leviticus 27:22
of your inheritance 1× Joshua 22:19
on his own property 1× Nehemiah 11:3
some of his property 1× Leviticus 25:25
the original owner 1× Leviticus 27:24
the territory 1× Joshua 21:41
Their holdings 1× 1 Chronicles 7:28
their own property 1× 1 Chronicles 9:2
their possession 1× Ezekiel 44:28
their property 1× Ezekiel 46:16
they possessed 1× Genesis 36:43
they will possess 1× Numbers 35:2
to his own property 1× 2 Chronicles 31:1
you possess 1× Leviticus 25:24
Your possession 1× Psalms 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 17:8 לַאֲחֻזַּ֖ת to possession Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 23:4 אֲחֻזַּת־ to site Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 23:9 לַאֲחֻזַּת־ to site Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 23:20 לַאֲחֻזַּת־ to site Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 36:43 אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם to they possessed Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 47:11 אֲחֻזָּה֙ to property Noun - feminine singular Genesis 48:4 אֲחֻזַּ֥ת to possession Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 49:30 לַאֲחֻזַּת־ to site Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 50:13 לַאֲחֻזַּת־ to site Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 14:34 לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה to as your possession Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 17:8
Aligned rows 66
Books represented 10
Genesis 9 Leviticus 20 Numbers 9 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 6 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 1 Ezekiel 15
Source forms
אֲחֻזַּ֥ת 4x ’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ Genesis 48:4, Leviticus 25:34, Leviticus 25:41, Leviticus 27:24
אֲחֻזַּ֣ת 4x ’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ Numbers 27:7, Numbers 32:32, Joshua 21:41, Ezekiel 45:7
לַאֲחֻזַּת־ 4x la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ- Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:13
אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ 3x ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw Leviticus 25:13, Leviticus 27:21, Numbers 35:28
אֲחֻזָּ֔ה 2x ’ă·ḥuz·zāh Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:4
אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ 2x ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 27:28
אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם 2x ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām Genesis 36:43, Leviticus 25:33
לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה 2x la·’ă·ḥuz·zāh Leviticus 14:34, Numbers 32:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 11x Genesis 23:4, Genesis 48:4, Leviticus 25:34, Leviticus 25:41
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 8x Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:13, Leviticus 25:33, Leviticus 27:16
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 8x Leviticus 14:34, Leviticus 25:45, Numbers 32:5, Numbers 32:22
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 7x Genesis 36:43, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33, Numbers 35:2
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural 4x Leviticus 14:34, Leviticus 25:24, Joshua 22:4, Joshua 22:19
Noun - feminine singular 3x Genesis 47:11, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:4
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:28, 2 Chronicles 31:1
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

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

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