Strong's H3425 · Hebrew
יְרֻשָּׁה
yᵉrushshâh · /yer-oosh-shaw'/
Definition
something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony
KJV: heritage, inheritance, possession.
Root / derivation: from H3423 (יָרַשׁ);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יְרֻשָּׁה across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy5 verses
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. no: Heb. even to the treading of the sole of the foot
Deuteronomy 2:9And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. Distress: or, Use no hostility against Moab
Deuteronomy 2:12The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. succeeded: Heb. inherited stead: or, room
Deuteronomy 2:19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy 3:20Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
Joshua3 verses
Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
Joshua 12:6Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 12:7And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
2 Chronicles1 verse
Topics that use this word
Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3425 (yᵉrushshâh) mean?
something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony
How many times does H3425 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3425 (יְרֻשָּׁה) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “possession.”
How is yᵉrushshâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3425 is rendered as “possession” (11×), “heritage” (1×), “inheritance” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word יְרֻשָּׁה come from?
from H3423 (יָרַשׁ);