Lexical Summary nachal: to get or take as a possession Original Word: נָחַלTransliteration: nachal Phonetic Spelling: (naw-khal') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to get or take as a possession Meaning: to inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate Strong's Concordance divide, have inheritance, take as a heritage, cause to, give to, make to inherit, distribute forA primitive root; to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate -- divide, have ((inheritance)), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion). Brown-Driver-Briggs H5157. nachal נָחַל verb denominative get or take as a possession (compare Gerber236ff.; Ecclus נחל Ecclesiasticus 45:22b +; Late Hebrew id. (rare)); — Qal Perfect ׳נ Zechariah 2:16; 2masculine singular נָחַלְתָּ Exodus 23:20 8t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine singular יִנְחַלְ Isaiah 57:13; 3masculine plural יִנְחֲלוּ Numbers 18:23 5t.; יִנְחָ֑לוּ 26:55 2t.; + 8 t. Imperfect; Infinitive נְחֹל 34:18; Joshua 19:49; — 1 take possession, inherit: a. land of Canaan, Exodus 23:30 (E), 32:13 (J), Isaiah 57:13; Ezekiel 47:14; Zoin and Judah Psalm 69:37. b. special sections in the land, of tribes and individuals, נחלה נחל Joshua 17:6 (J); נ אשׁר ׳נחלה Deuteronomy 19:14 (D), Numbers 35:8 (P), compare Joshua 14:1 (P); without accusative, have or get a (landed) property, Numbers 18:20, 23, 24; 26:55; 32:19; Joshua 16:4; 19:9 (all P), Judges 11:3. c. land of Moab and Ammon by conquest Zephaniah 2:9; landed property הנוים בכל Psalm 82:8. d. God takes possession of Israel as his private property Exodus 34:9 (J); Judah Zechariah 2:16. 2 figurative have or get as a possession, property: testimonies Psalm 119:111, glory Proverbs 3:35, good things 28:10, lies Jeremiah 16:19, wind Proverbs 11:29, simplicity 14:18. 3 divide the land for a possession, Numbers 34:17-18, Joshua 19:49 (all P; incorrect pointing for Piel, so SS). Pi`el divide for a possession: Perfect3masculine singular נִחַל Joshua 13:32; 3plural נִחֲלוּ 14:1; 19:51; Infinitive נַחֵל Numbers 34:29 (all P); also 34:17-18, Joshua 19:49 (see Qal 3). Hithpa`el Perfect3plural suffix הִתְנַחֲלוּם Isaiah 24:2; 2masculine plural הִתְנַחַלְתֶּם Leviticus 25:46; Numbers 33:54; Imperfect תִּתְנַחֲלוּ 34:13; Ezekiel 47:13; תִּתְנֶחָ֑לוּ Numbers 33:54; Infinitive הִתְנַחֵל 32:18; possess oneself of land (accusative), 33:54; 34:13(P) Ezekiel 47:13; נחלה Numbers 32:18 (P); slaves Leviticus 25:46 (P) Isaiah 14:2; absolute, reference to land Numbers 33:54 (P); all with לְ person (for whose benefit), except 32:18; 34:13; Isaiah 14:2. Hiph`il Perfect1singular הִנְחַ֫לְתִּי Jeremiah 3:18 3t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine singular יַנְחִיל Deuteronomy 3:28; יַנְחִל Ezekiel 46:18; 2masculine singular suffix תַּנְחִילֶנָּה Deuteronomy 31:7 5t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct הַנְחִיל Isaiah 49:8; Proverbs 8:21; בְּהַנְחֵל Deuteronomy 32:8 (on form compare Ew§ 238 d Köi. 315 Ges§ 53k; read בְּהַנְחִל?); suffix הַנְחִילוֺ 21:16; Participle מַנְחִיל 12:10; — 1 give as a possession: a. land of Canaan (given by ׳י or his servants), accusative of person and thing, Deuteronomy 1:38; 3:28; 12:10; 19:3; 31:7; Joshua 1:6 (all D), Jeremiah 3:18; 12:14. b. various things, accusative of person and thing, especially blessings, Zechariah 8:12; 1 Samuel 2:8; Proverbs 8:21; accusative of thing Isaiah 49:8; accusative of person Deuteronomy 32:8. 2 cause to inherit, give as an inheritance, with accusative of person and thing, Deuteronomy 21:16; accusative of person + מן thing, Ezekiel 46:18; accusative of person Proverbs 13:22; ל person 1 Chronicles 28:8. Hoph`al Perfect1singular הָנְחַלְתּי Job 7:3 made to possess, with accusative of thing, e.g. months of vanity. |
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