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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Inheritance

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

239exact KJV occurrences 221Old Testament 18New Testament 33books containing the word 11mapped Strong's IDs 233occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 31:14

And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

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LAST OCCURRENCE

1 Peter 1:4

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where inheritance appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 22 verses Exodus 22 verses Leviticus 11 verses Numbers 5032 verses Deuteronomy 2724 verses Joshua 5849 verses Judges 87 verses Ruth 33 verses 1 Samuel 22 verses 2 Samuel 44 verses 1 Kings 66 verses 2 Kings 11 verses 1 Chronicles 22 verses 2 Chronicles 22 verses Ezra 11 verses Nehemiah 11 verses Job 22 verses Psalms 1616 verses Proverbs 44 verses Ecclesiastes 11 verses Isaiah 33 verses Jeremiah 66 verses Lamentations 11 verses Ezekiel 1813 verses Matthew 11 verses Mark 11 verses Luke 22 verses Acts 33 verses Galatians 11 verses Ephesians 44 verses Colossians 22 verses Hebrews 33 verses 1 Peter 11 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH5157
נָחַל

nâchal · naw-khal'

18 times translated as this KJV form62 total Strong's occurrences

v

to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate

Strong's KJV usage: 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).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Exodus 34:9Strong's last: Ezekiel 46:18

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GreekG2819
κλῆρος

klēros · klay'-ros

2 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences

a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively)

Strong's KJV usage: :--heritage, inheritance, lot, part.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 26:18Strong's last: Colossians 1:12

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GreekG1722
ἐν

en · en

1 times translated as this KJV form2,665 total Strong's occurrences

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.

Strong's KJV usage: :--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 20:32Strong's last: Acts 20:32

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GreekG2820
κληρόω

klēróō · klay-ro'-o

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

to allot, i.e. (figuratively) to assign (a privilege)

Strong's KJV usage: :--obtain an inheritance.

Strong's first: Ephesians 1:11Strong's last: Ephesians 1:11

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HebrewH2490
חָלַל

châlal · khaw-lal'

1 times translated as this KJV form141 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

Strong's KJV usage: begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Ezekiel 22:16Strong's last: Ezekiel 22:16

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HebrewH3423
יָרַשׁ

yârash · yaw-rash'

1 times translated as this KJV form232 total Strong's occurrences

v

to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

Strong's KJV usage: cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, × without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, × utterly.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Ezra 9:12Strong's last: Ezra 9:12

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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239 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Numbers 32:32
H5159

We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

Numbers 33:54
H5157

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Numbers 33:54
H5159

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Numbers 33:54
H5159

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Numbers 33:54
no direct Strong's tag

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Numbers 34:2
H5159

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Numbers 34:14
no direct Strong's tag

For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

Numbers 34:14
H5159

For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

Numbers 34:15
H5159

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

Numbers 34:18
H5157

And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

Numbers 34:29
H5157

These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

Numbers 35:2
H5159

Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

Numbers 35:8
H5159

And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

Numbers 36:2
H5159

And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

Numbers 36:2
H5159

And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

Numbers 36:3
H5159

And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

Numbers 36:3
H5159

And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

Numbers 36:3
H5159

And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

Numbers 36:3
H5159

And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

Numbers 36:4
H5159

And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

Numbers 36:4
H5159

And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

Numbers 36:4
H5159

And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

Numbers 36:4
H5159

And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

Numbers 36:7
H5159

So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

Numbers 36:7
H5159

So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

inheritance

INHER'ITANCE, noun An estate derived from an ancestor to an heir by succession or in course of law; or an estate which the law casts on a child or other person, as the representative of the deceased ancestor.

1. The reception of an estate by hereditary right, or the descent by which an estate or title is cast on the heir; as, the heir received the estate by inheritance

2. The estate or possession which may descend to an heir, though it has not descended.

And Rachel and Leah answered and said, is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? Genesis 31:14.

3. An estate given or possessed by donation or divine appropriation. Numbers 26:53.

4. That which is possessed or enjoyed.

Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance Psalms 2:8.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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