תִּנְחַל ... יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן
To inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy ; causatively, to bequeath , or (generally) distribute , instate · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)
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נָחַל H5157 to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy ; causatively, to bequeath , or (generally) distribute , instate
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
נָתַן H5414 to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)
What does תִּנְחַל ... יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן (tinchal ... YHWH eloheikha noten) mean in the Bible?
נָחַל · יְהֹוָה · אֱלֹהִים · נָתַן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy ; causatively, to bequeath , or (generally) distribute , instate".
Full entry for תִּנְחַל ... יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן (H5157, H3068, H430, H5414) · Open the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Word Origins
תִּנְחַל ... יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן is a primitive root — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.