Inheritance

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Key Words

Word Gloss Ref.
נַחֲלָה "inheritance" Ps. 2:8
אֲחֻזָּה "possession" Ps. 2:8
  • The noun נַחֲלָה usually refers to “inalienable, thus enduring, property, esp. land, which devolves (נפל) upon individuals or a group as a grant (נתן ← לקח ← חלק), as an inheritance (עבר) or through dispossession of the prior owner.”[1]
  • The noun אֲחֻזָּה “consistently means ‘possession, property,’ mostly in the sense of land or real estate (Gen. 23:4, 9, 20: possession of a grave; Lev. 25:45f.: possession of slaves).”[2]

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References

  1. ↑ G. Wanke, “נחלה,” in Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament, ed. Ernst Jenni and Claus Westermann, trans. Mark Biddle (Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997).
  2. ↑ H. Schmid, “אחזה,” in Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament (Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997).