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Several nouns related to
occur infrequently in biblical Hebrew.
'
which appears twice, means “something given as a permanent possession; to be taken
over by conquest” (Num. 24:18).
' $
occurs 14 times; it means “to have as a
possession” (Deut. 2:5), “to be designated as a possession, to receive as a possession”
(Deut. 2:9). The noun
means “a place one has as a permanent possession” in its 2
appearances (Isa. 14:23; Obad. 17).
"
, which occurs 9 times, can refer to “a
place one has as a permanent possession” (Exod. 6:8), “a thing one has as a permanent
possession” (Deut. 33:4), and “people to be dispossessed” (Ezek. 25:4).
Some scholars associate
, “net,” with
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Hence, a “net” is conceived as a
thing which receives and holds (possesses) something or someone (Job 18:8). Others
suggest that
can also mean “pit” (cf. Ps. 9:15; 35:7-8).
POSSESSION
$
(
- .
,
, 5459), “possession.” Cognates of this word appear in late Aramaic
and Akkadian. This word occurs only 8 times.
Cegullah signifies “property” in the special sense of a private possession one
personally acquired and carefully preserves. Six times this word is used of Israel as God’s
personally acquired (elected, delivered from Egyptian bondage, and formed into what He
wanted them to be), carefully preserved, and privately possessed people: “Now therefore,
if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure [
NASB
, “possession”] unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine” (Exod.
19:5—first occurrence).
TO POUR, FLOW
%
(
, 3332), “to pour, pour out, cast, flow.” Commonly used throughout the
history of the Hebrew language, this word occurs in ancient Ugaritic with the same
nuances as in the Old Testament.
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occurs in the Hebrew Bible just over 50 times.
The word is used first in Gen. 28:18, where it is said that after Jacob had slept at Bethel
with his head resting on a stone, he “poured oil upon the top of it.” He again “poured” oil
on a stone pillar at Bethel while on his return trip home twenty years later (Gen. 35:14).
The idea expressed in these two instances and others (Lev. 8:12; 21:10) is that of
anointing with oil; it is not the ordinary term for “to anoint.” (The regular term for “to
anoint” is
, which gives us the word “messiah.”)
Many things may “be poured out,” such as oil in sacrifice (Lev. 2:1), water for
washing purposes (2 Kings 3:11), and pottage for eating (2 Kings 4:41). This verb is used
to express the idea of “pouring out” or “casting” molten metals (Exod. 25:12; 26:37; 1
Kings 7:46). The idea of “pouring upon or infusing” someone is found in Ps. 41:8: “A
wicked thing is poured out upon him” (
NASB
). The context seems to imply the infusion of
a sickness, as interpreted by the
JB
: “This sickness is fatal that has overtaken him.”
(
!
, 8210), “to pour out, pour, shed.” A common Semitic word, this verb is
found in both ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic, as well as throughout Hebrew.
-
occurs just over 100 times in the text of the Hebrew Bible. In its first use in the Old
Testament, the word is part of the general principle concerning the taking of human life: