Môwrâshâh — H4181

Definition

feminine noun

a possession

1. a possession

Usually translated as

possession, inheritance, heritage

Origin

feminine of H4180

• Môwrâsh (H4180)

Greek equivalents

• katáschesis (G2697)

Occurrences

Môwrâshâh occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Ezekiel (7)

• Exodus 6:8 — And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage (מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה): I am the LORD.
• Deuteronomy 33:4 — Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance (מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה) of the congregation of Jacob.
• Ezekiel 11:15 — Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession (לְמוֹרָשָֽׁה).
• Ezekiel 25:4 — Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession (לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֗ה), and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
• Ezekiel 25:10 — Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession (לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֑ה), that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
• Ezekiel 33:24 — Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance (לְמוֹרָשָֽׁה).
• Ezekiel 36:2 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession (לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֖ה):
• Ezekiel 36:3 — Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession (מֽוֹרָשָׁה֙) unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
• Ezekiel 36:5 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession (לְמ֨וֹרָשָׁ֜ה) with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.