H3424 H3424
Possession; used twice in Numbers 24:18 in Balaam's oracle about Edom and Seir becoming Israel's possession
This feminine noun denotes possession or property, appearing in Balaam's climactic oracle where he prophesies Israel's future dominance over Edom and Seir. The word appears twice in the same verse in parallel constructions, emphasizing the totality of the conquest: both Edom and Seir will become Israel's possession. The prophecy found fulfillment in David's subjugation of Edom, making this oracle significant in understanding Israel's territorial expansion.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found exclusively in Numbers 24:18 in prophetic poetry. The double use creates poetic parallelism: "Edom shall be a possession, and Seir shall be a possession." The context is Balaam's final oracle, where despite being hired to curse Israel, he instead prophesies their triumph over surrounding nations. All major translations render it as possession, capturing the territorial conquest implied. 2×
AR["مِيرَاثًا"]·ben["অধিকার"]·DE["ein-Besitz"]·EN["a-possession"]·FR["un-possession"]·heb["ירשה"]·HI["अधिकार"]·ID["milik"]·IT["un-possesso"]·jav["kagungan"]·KO["점령지-로"]·PT["posse"]·RU["наследием"]·ES["posesión"]·SW["miliki-yake"]·TR["miras"]·urd["میراث"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יְרֵשָׁה n.f. a possession, used of nation וְהָיָה אֱדוֹם יְרֵשַׁה וְהָיָה יְרֵשָׁה שֵׂעִיר אֹיְבָיו Nu 24:18 (JE).