Words the Bible translates as possess
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- yarashיָרַשׁto take possession of land or property, often by driving out whoever held it before
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- to be stripped of what you own and fall into poverty
- klēronomeōκληρονομέωto inherit: to come into secure, rightful possession of something, as an heir receives what is set aside for them
- ktaomaiκτάομαιto get something for yourself: to come into possession of it, whether by paying, by earning, or by holding out
- qanahקָנָהto come into possession of something: to buy it, or otherwise get and hold it as your own
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- to bring into being: to create, form, or father, used of God making the world and a person and of bringing a child to birth
- katechōκατέχωto have and hold as your own: to possess or occupy something, keeping settled title to it
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- to hold fast: to keep a firm, lasting grip on something you have received, so that you do not let it slip
- to hold back: to keep a person or force in check, confined, or held down, whether by restraining it or by being caught in its grip
- to make for shore: to steer a ship toward land and head in to the beach
- aḥazאָחַזto grasp: to close the hand on something and hold it fast
- naḥalנָחַלto receive, grant, or hold an inheritance: to come into permanent family property, or to pass it on, as a gift kept within the family
- ḥasanחֲסַןto possessnot studied yet
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