Hebrew word

nachălâh

nakh-al-aw'

נַחֲלָה

What it means

properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom

properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

Where it comes from

from nâchal (נָחַל) (in its usual sense)

How the King James translates it

inheritance158
heritage23
inherit2
possession1
inheritances1

Every place it appears 185

Genesis31:14

Exodus15:17

Numbers16:14 18:20 18:21 18:24 18:26 26:53 26:54 26:56 26:62 27:7 27:8 27:9 27:10 27:11 32:19 32:32 33:54 34:2 34:15 35:2 35:8 36:2 36:3 36:4 36:7 36:8 36:9 36:12

Deuteronomy4:20 4:38 9:26 9:29 10:9 12:9 14:29 15:4 18:1 18:2 19:10 19:14 20:16 25:19 26:1 29:8

Joshua11:23 13:6 13:7 13:8 13:14 13:23 13:28 13:33 14:2 14:3 14:9 14:14 15:20 16:5 16:8 16:9 17:4 17:6 17:14 18:4 18:7 18:20 18:28 19:1 19:2 19:8 19:9 19:10 19:16 19:23 19:31 19:39 19:41 19:48 19:49 19:51 21:3 23:4 24:30 24:32

Judges2:6 2:9 18:1 20:6 21:23

Ruth4:6 4:10

1 Samuel10:1 26:19

2 Samuel14:16 20:1 20:19 21:3

1 Kings8:36 8:51 8:53 12:16 21:3 21:4

2 Kings21:14

1 Chronicles16:18

2 Chronicles6:27 10:16

Job20:29 27:13 31:2 42:15

Psalms2:8 28:9 37:18 47:4 68:9 74:2 78:55 111:6 127:3 135:12 136:21 136:22

Proverbs17:2 19:14 20:21

Ecclesiastes7:11

Isaiah47:6 54:17 58:14

Jeremiah2:7 3:19 10:16 12:7 12:8 12:9 12:14 12:15 16:18 17:4 50:11 51:19

Lamentations5:2

Ezekiel35:15 36:12 44:28 45:1 46:16 46:17 46:18 47:22 47:23 48:29

Joel2:17 3:2

Micah7:14 7:18

Malachi1:3