נַחֲלָה ... בָּאָרֶץ
Properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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נַחֲלָה H5159 properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion
אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
What does נַחֲלָה ... בָּאָרֶץ (nachalah ... ba’arets) mean in the Bible?
נַחֲלָה · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, something inherited , i.e. (abstractly) occupancy , or (concretely) an heirloom ; generally an estate , patrimony or portion". properly, something inherited , i.
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Meaning
Word Origins
נַחֲלָה ... בָּאָרֶץ is built from this root:
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.