H4181 H4181
A possession or inheritance, especially landed property granted by God as a national heritage.
This feminine noun denotes a possession or inheritance, nearly always referring to land granted as a divine endowment. In Exodus 6:8, God promises to give Israel the land of Canaan as a morashah — a permanent, covenantal possession. Deuteronomy 33:4 uniquely applies the term to the Torah itself: 'Moses commanded us the law, a possession for the assembly of Jacob.' In Ezekiel, the word takes on a contested tone, as surrounding nations claim Israel's land as their morashah (Ezek 25:4, 10; 36:2, 5), prompting prophetic rebuke. The term carries the theological weight of divinely authorized ownership.
Senses
1. possession / inheritance (landed property) — A possession or inheritance, specifically landed property received as a divine grant or national heritage. Spanish 'herencia/heredad/posesion' and French 'heritage/possession' both reflect the dual nuance of inherited right and concrete territory. Exodus 6:8 establishes the theological foundation: God swore to give the land as a morashah to Abraham's descendants. Deuteronomy 33:4 extends the concept metaphorically to the Torah as Israel's spiritual inheritance. Ezekiel uses the term polemically (11:15; 25:4, 10; 33:24; 36:2, 3, 5), where hostile nations presume to claim Israel's divine inheritance, provoking prophetic judgment. 9×
AR["مِيرَاثًا"]·ben["অধিকার", "অধিকার-রূপে", "অধিকার-হিসেবে।", "অধিকাররূপে", "অধিকারের-জন্য"]·DE["Besitz", "Erbe", "zum-Besitz"]·EN["as-possession", "for-possession", "inheritance", "possession"]·FR["héritage", "possession", "propriété"]·heb["ל-מורשה", "מורשה"]·HI["के-लिए-अधिकार", "को-विरासत", "में-घृणा", "विरासत", "विरासत-करके"]·ID["menjadi-milik", "milik", "sebagai-milik-pusaka", "sebagai-milik-pusaka,", "untuk-kepemilikan", "untuk-milik-pusaka.", "warisan"]·IT["eredita", "in-possesso", "possesso"]·jav["dados-warisan", "dhateng-warisan", "kangge-warisan", "kanggé-warisan", "warisan"]·KO["기업으로", "상속물로", "상속물이", "소유로-", "유산(접)", "유산으로"]·PT["como-herança", "herança", "herança-de", "para-herança", "por-herança"]·RU["в-наследие", "владением", "во-владение", "для-владения", "его", "наследие", "наследием", "сынам"]·ES["como-herencia.", "como-posesión", "heredad", "herencia", "herencia-de", "para-herencia", "por-herencia", "por-posesión"]·SW["kama-urithi", "kuwa-urithi", "urithi"]·TR["miras", "miras-olarak", "mülk-için", "mülk-olarak"]·urd["بَ-میراث", "میراث", "میراث-میں", "میراث-کے-طور-پر", "میراث-کے-لیے"]
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
† מוֹרָשָׁה n.f. a possession;—מ׳ Ex 6:8 + 8 times;—of land Dt 33:4 (poem), Ex 6:8 (P), Ez 11:15; 25:10; 33:24; 36:2, 5; of people Ez 25:4; 36:3.