Definition

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

Etymology

from H5157 (נָחַל) (in its usual sense);

Where the KJV renders it

• heritage
• to inherit
• inheritance
• possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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