Words the Bible translates as heritage
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- klēronomiaκληρονομίαan inheritance: property or a possession received as one's rightful share, whether a family estate handed down or the possession God grants by promise
- naḥalahנַחֲלָהan allotted, inalienable share: the permanent portion (most often a piece of land) that is assigned to someone and stays bound to them and their family line
- yerushshahיְרֻשָּׁהa possession: land or property held as one's own, whether granted to a people to occupy or received by hereditary right
- morashahמוֹרָשָׁהa permanent holding: what is handed over to a group to keep as its own, most often the land itself
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