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יָרַשׁ

ya.rashto possess: possessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb231 occurrences27 books204 verses

Definition

or יָרֵשׁ; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
Traditional renderings: cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, × without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, × utterly.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָרַשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

231 total
  1. Deuteronomy 33:23יְרָֽשָׁה׃ס · he shall take possession
    Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”
  2. Joshua 1:11לָרֶ֣שֶׁת · and take possession of; לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ס · to possess
    “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”
  3. Joshua 1:15וְיָרְשׁ֣וּ · possess; וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם · and take possession of
    …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.”
  4. Joshua 3:10וְהוֹרֵ֣שׁ · and that He will surely drive out; יוֹרִ֣ישׁ
    He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
  5. Joshua 8:7וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖ם · and seize
    …you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
  6. Joshua 12:1וַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּ · they took
    Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
  7. Joshua 13:1לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ · to be possessed
    Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
  8. Joshua 13:6אוֹרִישֵׁ֔ם · will drive out
    All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.
  9. Joshua 13:12וַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם׃ · and dispossessed them
    …the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,
  10. Joshua 13:13הוֹרִ֙ישׁוּ֙ · drive out
    …but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
  11. Joshua 14:12וְה֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔ים · I will drive them out
    Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”
  12. Joshua 15:14וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ · drove out
    And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
  13. Joshua 15:63לְהֽוֹרִישָׁ֑ם · drive out
    But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
  14. Joshua 16:10הוֹרִ֔ישׁוּ · drive out
    But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
  15. Joshua 17:12לְהוֹרִ֖ישׁ · to occupy
    But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
  16. Joshua 17:13וְהוֹרֵ֖שׁ · to drive them out; הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ס · completely
    However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
  17. Joshua 17:18תוֹרִ֣ישׁ · drive [them] out
    …because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”
  18. Joshua 18:3לָרֶ֣שֶׁת · and possessing
    So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
  19. Joshua 19:47וַיִּֽרְשׁ֤וּ · So they took possession
    (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
  20. Joshua 21:43וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָ · and they took possession of it
    Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
  21. Joshua 23:5וְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ · and drive them out; וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם֙ · so that you can take possession of
    The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.
  22. Joshua 23:9וַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁ · has driven out
    The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
  23. Joshua 23:13לְהוֹרִ֛ישׁ · drive out
    …know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  24. Joshua 24:4לָרֶ֣שֶׁת · to possess
    …and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
  25. Joshua 24:8וַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ · that you should possess
    Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.
  26. Judges 1:19וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁ · and they took possession; לְהוֹרִישׁ֙ · drive out
    The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
  27. Judges 1:20וַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁ · who drove out
    Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
  28. Judges 1:21הוֹרִ֖ישׁוּ · drive out
    The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
  29. Judges 1:27הוֹרִ֣ישׁ · to drive out the inhabitants
    At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
  30. Judges 1:28וְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁ · drove them out; הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ס · completely
    When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
  31. Judges 1:29הוֹרִ֔ישׁ · to drive out
    Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
  32. Judges 1:30הוֹרִישׁ֙ · to drive out
    Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
  33. Judges 1:31הוֹרִישׁ֙ · to drive out
    Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
  34. Judges 1:32הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ס · drive them out
    So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
  35. Judges 1:33הוֹרִ֞ישׁ · to drive out
    Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
  36. Judges 2:6לָרֶ֥שֶׁת · to take possession of
    After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
  37. Judges 2:21לְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ · drive out
    I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
  38. Judges 2:23הוֹרִישָׁ֖ם · driven them out
    That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.
  39. Judges 3:13וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ · taking possession of
    After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
  40. Judges 11:21וַיִּירַשׁ֙ · took possession of
    Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,
  41. Judges 11:22וַיִּ֣ירְשׁ֔וּ · seizing
    …seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
  42. Judges 11:23הוֹרִישׁ֙ · has driven out; תִּירָשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ · possess it
    Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before His people Israel, should you now possess it?