תִּנְחַל ... לְרִשְׁתָּהּ
To inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy ; causatively, to bequeath , or (generally) distribute , instate · to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize , to rob , to inherit ; also to expel , to impoverish , to ruin
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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
יָרַשׁ H3423 to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize , to rob , to inherit ; also to expel , to impoverish , to ruin
What does תִּנְחַל ... לְרִשְׁתָּהּ (tinchal ... lerishtah) mean in the Bible?
נָחַל · יָרַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy ; causatively, to bequeath , or (generally) distribute , instate".
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Meaning
Word Origins
תִּנְחַל ... לְרִשְׁתָּהּ is a primitive root — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.