בְּ/נַ֣חֲלָת֔/וֹ

𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅

nachălâh

in-his-inheritance

A possession or allotment received as an inheritance, whether land, property, or rights, especially those passed down as part of familial or tribal heritage; by extension, any apportioned share or entitlement. The term primarily denotes holdings or privileges received by inheritance, especially with reference to the Israelite distribution of land and rights among tribes and families. In some contexts, it can refer more generally to any granted share or inherited right, not limited to literal property.

H5159

Numbers 36:9 · Word #9

Lexicon H5159

Lemmaנַחֲלָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄
Transliterationnachălâh
Strong'sH5159
DefinitionA possession or allotment received as an inheritance, whether land, property, or rights, especially those passed down as part of familial or tribal heritage; by extension, any apportioned share or entitlement. The term primarily denotes holdings or privileges received by inheritance, especially with reference to the Israelite distribution of land and rights among tribes and families. In some contexts, it can refer more generally to any granted share or inherited right, not limited to literal property.

Morphology HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phrasein-his-inheritance

SIBI-P1 Translation H5159-07

in his inherited possession

Morphological NotesPreposition ב + feminine singular construct noun נַחֲלָה + 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נַחֲלָה denotes that which is received or allotted as an inheritance; the construct form with 3ms suffix specifies possession by him. The prefixed בְּ is rendered as "in," preserving the prepositional sense and the inherited-allotment concept of the root.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

in his inheritance

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'in his inherited possession' is accurate but 'in his inheritance' is more standard and direct for נַחֲלָה in this legal context.