יְרֻשָּׁה
ye.rush.shah
“possession”
Definition
something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony
from H3423 (יָרַשׁ);
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
יְרֻשָּׁה appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
until the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you, and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.