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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. Judges 11:24יוֹרִֽישְׁךָ֛ · possess; תִירָ֑שׁ · grants you; הוֹרִ֜ישׁ · we possess; נִירָֽשׁ׃ · has granted
    Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
  2. Judges 14:15הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ · to rob us
    So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
  3. Judges 18:7יוֹרֵ֣שׁ · and no oppressive
    So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
  4. Judges 18:9לָרֶ֥שֶׁת · and take possession of
    They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!
  5. 1 Samuel 2:7מוֹרִ֣ישׁ · sends poverty
    The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
  6. 2 Samuel 14:7הַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁ · the heir
    Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”
  7. 1 Kings 14:24הוֹרִ֣ישׁ · had driven out
    There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  8. 1 Kings 21:15רֵ֞שׁ · and take possession of
    When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
  9. 1 Kings 21:16לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ס · to take possession
    And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
  10. 1 Kings 21:18לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ · to take possession of it
    “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
  11. 1 Kings 21:19יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ · seized his land
    Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
  12. 1 Kings 21:26הוֹרִ֣ישׁ · had driven out
    He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
  13. 2 Kings 16:3הוֹרִ֤ישׁ · had driven out
    Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  14. 2 Kings 17:8הוֹרִ֣ישׁ · had driven out
    …and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.
  15. 2 Kings 17:24וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ · They took possession of
    Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
  16. 2 Kings 21:2הוֹרִ֣ישׁ · had driven out
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  17. 1 Chronicles 28:8תִּֽירְשׁוּ֙ · you may possess
    So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.
  18. 2 Chronicles 20:7הוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ · drive out
    Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:11הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ׃ · You gave us as an inheritance
    See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
  20. 2 Chronicles 28:3הֹרִ֣ישׁ · had driven out
    Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  21. 2 Chronicles 33:2הוֹרִ֣ישׁ · had driven out
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  22. Ezra 9:11לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ · to possess
    …that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end.
  23. Ezra 9:12וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם · leaving it as an inheritance
    Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
  24. Nehemiah 9:15לָרֶ֣שֶׁת · and possess
    In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.
  25. Nehemiah 9:22וַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּ · So they took
    You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
  26. Nehemiah 9:23לָרָֽשֶׁת׃ · and possess
    You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
  27. Nehemiah 9:24וַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ · and possessed
    So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.
  28. Nehemiah 9:25וַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּ · and took
    They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
  29. Job 13:26וְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִי · and bequeath to me
    For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
  30. Job 20:15יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ · will force it
    He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
  31. Psalm 25:13יִ֣ירַשׁ · will inherit
    His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
  32. Psalm 37:9יִֽירְשׁוּ־ · will inherit
    For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
  33. Psalm 37:11יִֽירְשׁוּ־ · will inherit
    But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
  34. Psalm 37:22יִ֣ירְשׁוּ · will inherit
    Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
  35. Psalm 37:29יִֽירְשׁוּ־ · will inherit
    The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
  36. Psalm 37:34לָרֶ֣שֶׁת · to inherit
    Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
  37. Psalm 44:2ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ · drove out
    With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
  38. Psalm 44:3יָ֥רְשׁוּ · that they took
    For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
  39. Psalm 69:35וִירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃ · and possess it
    For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
  40. Psalm 83:12נִ֣ירֲשָׁה · Let us possess
    …who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
  41. Psalm 105:44יִירָֽשׁוּ׃ · that they might inherit
    He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
  42. Proverbs 20:13תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ · you will grow poor
    Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
  43. Proverbs 23:21יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ · will come to poverty
    For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
  44. Proverbs 30:9אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ · I may become poor
    Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
  45. Proverbs 30:23תִירַ֥שׁ · supplants
    …an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
  46. Isaiah 14:21וְיָ֣רְשׁוּ · to possess
    Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.
  47. Isaiah 34:11וִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙ · will possess it
    The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.