Lexicon
מוֹרָשׁ
mo.rash
H4180
H:N-M Hebrew

possession

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

mo.rash denotes something held as a possession, whether a place, personal holdings, or what belongs to a household.

The attested use denotes what is held as a possession: a place made into a possession in Isaiah 14:23, the possessions of the speaker's heart in Job 17:11, and possessions associated with the house of Jacob in Obadiah 1:17.

Senses in use

  1. What is held as a possession · dominant

    In Isaiah 14:23, the singular construct form occurs in the declaration that a place will be made a possession; the APB renders the clause "I will make her a possession for the porcupine." The plural construct forms occur with "my heart" in Job 17:11 and with "the house of Jacob" in Obadiah 1:17; the APB renders "the possessions of my heart are gone" and "the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "possession" in Isaiah 14:23 and "possessions" in Job 17:11 and Obadiah 1:17. These renderings confirm the verses' possession language without fixing every detail of the term's contribution.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture