Strong's Hebrew: 272. אֲחֻזָּה (achuzzah) -- Possession, property, inheritance

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Lexicon

achuzzah: Possession, property, inheritance

Original Word: אֲחֻזָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: achuzzah
Pronunciation: a-khoo-zaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ooz-zaw')
Definition: Possession, property, inheritance
Meaning: something seized, a possession

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

possession

Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession (especially of land) -- possession.

see HEBREW 'achaz

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from achaz
Definition
a possession
NASB Translation
possession (40), possessions (2), property (19), site (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲחֻזָּה₆₆ noun feminine possession — ׳א Genesis 47:11 11t.; construct אֲחֻזַּת Genesis 17:8 21t.; suffix אֲחֻזָּתְךָ Psalm 2:8; — possession, P & late; of landed property Genesis 47:11; Leviticus 14:34; Leviticus 25:10,13,25,27,28,33 (houses); Leviticus 25:41; Leviticus 25:45; Leviticus 21:46; Numbers 27:4; Numbers 32:5,22,29; Numbers 35:8; Deuteronomy 32:49; Joshua 21:12,39; Ezekiel 44:28; Ezekiel 45:5,6,7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 45:8; Ezekiel 46:18 (3 t. in verse); Ezekiel 48:20,21,22 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 7:28; 1 Chronicles 9:2; 2Chronicles 11:14; 31:1; Nehemiah 11:3; with אֶרֶץ, אֲחֻזָּה ׳א = land possessed, one's own land Genesis 36:43; Leviticus 14:34; Leviticus 25:24; Numbers 35:28; Joshua 22:4,9,19 (twice in verse), compare אֲחֻזַּת הָאָרֶץ Leviticus 27:24; with שָׂדֶה, אֲחֻזָּה ׳שׂ Leviticus 27:16,22,28, compare Leviticus 27:21; with עִיר, אֲתֻּזָּה ׳ע Leviticus 25:32,33; אֲחֻזַּת נַחֲלָה = possession by right of inheritance Numbers 27:7; Numbers 32:32, & ׳נַחֲלַת א Numbers 35:2 compare בְּנַחֲלָה ׳א Ezekiel 46:16 (but Co as Numbers 27:7 so B); אֲחֻזַּת קֶבֶר Genesis 23:4,9,20; Genesis 49:30; Genesis 50:13; עוֺלם ׳א Genesis 17:8; Genesis 48:4; Leviticus 25:34; in promise to Davidic king וַאֲחֻזָּתְךָ אַסְפֵיאָֿרֶץ Psalm 2:8 ("" נַחֲלָה); figurative of ׳י as portion of Levitical priests Ezekiel 44:28 ("" נַחֲלָה).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root אָחַז (achaz), meaning "to seize" or "to take hold of."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2697: κατέχω (katechō) • to hold fast, to possess
• G2817: κληρονομία (klēronomia) • an inheritance, property received by inheritance

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of possession and inheritance, aligning with the Hebrew concept of אֲחֻזָּה as a divinely ordained possession or inheritance.

Usage: The word אֲחֻזָּה appears in the Hebrew Bible to denote land or property that is possessed, often in the context of inheritance or divine allotment. It is frequently used to describe the land given to the tribes of Israel as their inheritance.

Context: אֲחֻזָּה (achuzzah) is a noun feminine used primarily in the context of land ownership and inheritance. It appears in various passages throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing the importance of land as a divine gift and a familial inheritance. The concept of אֲחֻזָּה is deeply rooted in the covenantal promises made by God to the patriarchs, particularly the promise of land to Abraham and his descendants. This term underscores the theological significance of land as a tangible expression of God's faithfulness and provision.

In Leviticus 25:10, the term is used in the context of the Year of Jubilee, where it states, "And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan." Here, אֲחֻזָּה signifies the restoration of property to its original family owners, highlighting the perpetual nature of God's covenant with Israel.

The term also appears in Genesis 17:8, where God promises Abraham, "And to you and your descendants I will give the land of your sojourn—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God." This usage underscores the enduring nature of the land as a divine inheritance.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲחֻזַּ֖ת אֲחֻזַּ֣ת אֲחֻזַּ֤ת אֲחֻזַּ֥ת אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֔ם אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃ אֲחֻזַּת־ אֲחֻזָּ֔ה אֲחֻזָּה֙ אֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ אֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ אֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם אֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם אֲחֻזָּתָ֥ם אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃ אֲחֻזָּתָם֙ אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ אחזה אחזת אחזת־ אחזתו אחזתו׃ אחזתכם אחזתכם׃ אחזתם אחזתם׃ בַּאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם בַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ בַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ באחזתו באחזתו׃ באחזתם וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣ת וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֪ת וַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗ וַאֲחֻזַּ֨ת וַאֲחֻזָּ֗ה וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם וַאֲחֻזָּתָם֙ וּמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣ת וּמֵאֲחֻזַּ֤ת ואחזה ואחזת ואחזתך ואחזתם ולאחזת ומאחזת לַֽאֲחֻזָּ֖ה לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ לַאֲחֻזַּ֖ת לַאֲחֻזַּת־ לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה לַאֲחֻזָּ֖ה לַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ לַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ לאחזה לאחזה׃ לאחזת לאחזת־ לאחזתו לאחזתו׃ מֵאֲחֻזַּ֣ת מֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ מֵאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ מֵאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם מֵאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ מאחזת מאחזתו מאחזתו׃ מאחזתם ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw ’ă·ḥuz·zāh ’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ ’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ- ’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ·ḵem ’ăḥuzzāh ’ăḥuzzaṯ ’ăḥuzzaṯ- ’ăḥuzzāṯām ’ăḥuzzaṯḵem ’ăḥuzzāṯōw achuzZah achuzzat achuzzaTam achuzzatChem achuzzaTo ba’ăḥuzzāṯām ba’ăḥuzzāṯōw ba·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām ba·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw baachuzzaTam baachuzzaTo la’ăḥuzzāh la’ăḥuzzaṯ la’ăḥuzzaṯ- la’ăḥuzzāṯōw la·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw la·’ă·ḥuz·zāh la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ- laachuzZah laachuzZat laachuzzaTo mê’ăḥuzzaṯ mê’ăḥuzzāṯām mê’ăḥuzzāṯōw mê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām mê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw mê·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ meachuzZat meachuzzaTam meachuzzaTo ū·mê·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ ūmê’ăḥuzzaṯ umeachuzZat vaachuzZah vaachuzZat vaachuzzaTam vaachuzzatecha velaachuzZat wa’ăḥuzzāh wa’ăḥuzzaṯ wa’ăḥuzzāṯām wa’ăḥuzzāṯəḵā wa·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām wa·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯə·ḵā wa·’ă·ḥuz·zāh wa·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ wə·la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ wəla’ăḥuzzaṯ

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Genesis 17:8
HEB: אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן לַאֲחֻזַּ֖ת עוֹלָ֑ם וְהָיִ֥יתִי
NAS: for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
KJV: for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
INT: the land of Canaan possession an everlasting become

Genesis 23:4
HEB: תְּנ֨וּ לִ֤י אֲחֻזַּת־ קֶ֙בֶר֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם
NAS: me a burial site among
KJV: with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace
INT: among give site A burial among

Genesis 23:9
HEB: לִ֛י בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָֽבֶר׃
NAS: for a burial site.
KJV: he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace
INT: give your presence site A burial

Genesis 23:20
HEB: בּ֛וֹ לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָ֑בֶר מֵאֵ֖ת
NAS: for a burial site by the sons
KJV: unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace
INT: after to Abraham site A burial the sons

Genesis 36:43
HEB: לְמֹֽשְׁבֹתָם֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם ה֥וּא עֵשָׂ֖ו
NAS: in the land of their possession.
KJV: in the land of their possession: he [is] Esau
INT: to their habitations the land of their possession he is Esau

Genesis 47:11
HEB: וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֤ם אֲחֻזָּה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם
NAS: and gave them a possession in the land
KJV: and gave them a possession in the land
INT: and his brothers would A possession the land of Egypt

Genesis 48:4
HEB: לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: you for an everlasting possession.'
KJV: [for] an everlasting possession.
INT: to your descendants after possession an everlasting

Genesis 49:30
HEB: עֶפְרֹ֥ן הַחִתִּ֖י לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָֽבֶר׃
NAS: the Hittite for a burial site.
KJV: the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
INT: Ephron the Hittite site A burial

Genesis 50:13
HEB: אֶת־ הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛ת
NAS: for a burial site from Ephron
KJV: with the field for a possession of a buryingplace
INT: Abraham the field site A burial Ephron

Leviticus 14:34
HEB: נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה וְנָתַתִּי֙ נֶ֣גַע
NAS: I give you for a possession, and I put
KJV: which I give to you for a possession, and I put
INT: I give A possession put A mark

Leviticus 14:34
HEB: בְּבֵ֖ית אֶ֥רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃
NAS: in the land of your possession,
KJV: of the land of your possession;
INT: A house the land of your possession

Leviticus 25:10
HEB: אִ֚ישׁ אֶל־ אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶל־
NAS: of you shall return to his own property, and each
KJV: every man unto his possession, and ye shall return
INT: and each to his property and each to his

Leviticus 25:13
HEB: אִ֖ישׁ אֶל־ אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃
NAS: of you shall return to his own property.
KJV: every man unto his possession.
INT: each to his property

Leviticus 25:24
HEB: וּבְכֹ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם גְּאֻלָּ֖ה תִּתְּנ֥וּ
NAS: piece of your property, you are to provide
KJV: And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant
INT: every piece of your property the redemption provide

Leviticus 25:25
HEB: אָחִ֔יךָ וּמָכַ֖ר מֵאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ וּבָ֤א גֹֽאֲלוֹ֙
NAS: he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest
KJV: and hath sold away [some] of his possession, and if any of his kin
INT: A fellow sell of his property come kinsman

Leviticus 25:27
HEB: ל֑וֹ וְשָׁ֖ב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃
NAS: it, and so return to his property.
KJV: it; that he may return unto his possession.
INT: sold return to his property

Leviticus 25:28
HEB: בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל וְשָׁ֖ב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃
NAS: that he may return to his property.
KJV: and he shall return unto his possession.
INT: the jubilee back to his property

Leviticus 25:32
HEB: בָּתֵּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם גְּאֻלַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם
NAS: of the cities which are their possession.
KJV: of the cities of their possession, may the Levites
INT: the houses of the cities are their possession right A permanent

Leviticus 25:33
HEB: בַּ֛יִת וְעִ֥יר אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל כִּ֣י
NAS: in the city of this possession reverts
KJV: and the city of his possession, shall go out
INT: house the city possession the jubilee for

Leviticus 25:33
HEB: הַלְוִיִּ֗ם הִ֚וא אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: of the Levites are their possession among
KJV: of the Levites [are] their possession among
INT: of the Levites he are their possession among the sons

Leviticus 25:34
HEB: יִמָּכֵ֑ר כִּֽי־ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֛ם ה֖וּא
NAS: for that is their perpetual possession.
KJV: for it [is] their perpetual possession.
INT: shall not be sold for possession is their perpetual he

Leviticus 25:41
HEB: מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹ וְאֶל־ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת אֲבֹתָ֖יו יָשֽׁוּב׃
NAS: that he may return to the property of his forefathers.
KJV: unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers
INT: family to the property of his forefathers back

Leviticus 25:45
HEB: וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃
NAS: they also may become your possession.
KJV: in your land: and they shall be your possession.
INT: your land may become your possession

Leviticus 25:46
HEB: אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֲחֻזָּ֔ה לְעֹלָ֖ם בָּהֶ֣ם
NAS: you, to receive as a possession; you can use
KJV: you, to inherit [them for] a possession; they shall be your bondmen
INT: after to receive A possession permanent use

Leviticus 27:16
HEB: וְאִ֣ם ׀ מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙
NAS: part of the fields of his own property, then your valuation
KJV: [some part] of a field of his possession, then thy estimation
INT: if of the fields property consecrates A man