ya.rash H3423

יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) means “to possess: possess” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

יָרַשׁ Hebrew · H3423 231 tagged occurrences in 204 verses

Pronunciation guide: yaw-rash' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3423G

יָרַשׁ · ya.rash · to possess: possess

: possess/inherit 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take possession of 1a2) to inherit 1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor 1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty 1c) (Piel) to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to possess or inherit 1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit 1d3) to impoverish 1d4) to dispossess 1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit

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TBESH · H3423H

יָרַשׁ · ya.rash · to possess: take

: take/conquer/drive_out 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take possession of 1a2) to inherit 1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor 1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty 1c) (Piel) to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to possess or inherit 1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit 1d3) to impoverish 1d4) to dispossess 1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit

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TBESH · H3423I

יָרַשׁ · ya.rash · to possess: poor

: poor/conquered 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take possession of 1a2) to inherit 1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor 1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty 1c) (Piel) to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to possess or inherit 1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit 1d3) to impoverish 1d4) to dispossess 1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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

KJV glosses: cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, [idiom] utterly.

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How translators render H3423

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to possess	31
and possess	13
drive out	9
and take possession of	7
had driven out	7
will inherit	6
to drive out	5
will possess	5
possess	3
will drive out	3
and drove out	2
completely	2
drive them out	2
drove out	2
drove them out	2
has driven out	2
is driving out	2
possessed	2
should you then possess	2
they will possess	2
to take possession of	2
to take possession of it	2
will dispossess	2
will possess it	2
a conqueror	1
and bequeath to me	1
and destroy them	1
and dispossess	1
and dispossessed them	1
and drive them out	1
and have taken possession of it	1
and heirs	1
and no oppressive	1
and possess it	1
and possessed	1
and possessed it	1
and possessing	1
and seize	1
and take possession	1
and that he will surely drive out	1
and they took possession	1
and they took possession of	1
and they took possession of it	1
and they will possess it	1
and took	1
and took possession of	1
and we will possess them	1
and when you have driven them out	1
and you drive them out	1
and you may possess	1
and you take possession of it	1
and you will dispossess	1
and you will dispossess them	1
and you will drive them out	1
and you will take possession of it	1
are dispossessing	1
as an inheritance	1
be your heir	1
because of their wickedness	1
driven them out	1
grants you	1
has granted	1
have taken possession of	1
he has driven	1
he shall take possession	1
heir	1
i may become poor	1
i will drive out	1
i will drive them out	1
i will possess it	1
leaving it as an inheritance	1
let us possess	1
possess it	1
seized his land	1
seizing	1
sends poverty	1
share in the inheritance	1
so that you can take possession of	1
so that you may possess	1
so they took	1
so they took possession	1
supplants	1
taken possession	1
taking possession of	1
that he may take possession of it	1
that they might inherit	1
that they took	1
that you might take possession	1
that you should possess	1
the heir	1
their dispossessors	1
they drove them out	1
they may possess	1
they took	1
they took possession	1
they took possession of	1
they will inherit	1
they will occupy	1
they will possess you	1
to be possessed	1
to conquer	1
to dispossess	1
to drive out the inhabitants	1
to drive them out	1
to inherit	1
to new owners	1
to occupy	1
to rob us	1
to seize	1
to take possession	1
took possession of	1
we drive them out	1
we possess	1
we took possession of	1
when you take possession	1
who drove out	1
who drove them out	1
who possesses	1
will be my heir	1
will be taken over	1
will be your heir	1
will come to destitution	1
will come to poverty	1
will consume	1
will destroy them	1
will force it	1
will impoverish her	1
will inherit it	1
will reclaim	1
yet he possessed	1
you are to take possession of	1
you gave us as an inheritance	1
you may possess	1
you must drive out	1
you to inherit	1
you will grow poor	1
you will possess	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to possess	39
drive out	10
and possess	8
and possessed	7
shall possess	7
and they possessed	5
cast out	5
shall inherit	5
and they shall possess	4
thee to possess	4
doth drive them out	3
possess	3
and shall ye possess	2
drive them out	2
had cast out	2
in possession	2
possessed	2
them and they succeeded	2
they shall inherit	2
they shall possess	2
you and ye shall possess	2
against me and makest me to possess	1
an heir	1
an inheritor	1
and all that thou hast come to poverty	1
and also taken possession	1
and cast them out	1
and did not utterly	1
and disinherit	1
and enjoy	1
and he drave out	1
and he expelled	1
and he inherited	1
and he shall possess	1
and inherit	1
and possessest	1
and seize	1
and shall inherit	1
and shouldest thou possess	1
and they drave not out	1
and they inherited	1
and thou shalt possess	1
and ye shall dispossess	1
and ye shall possess	1
be heir	1
but did not utterly	1
but if ye will not drive out	1
consume	1
did not drive out	1
didst drive out	1
driving them out	1
drove	1
expelled	1
for an inheritance	1
for i will cast out	1
for they did not drive them out	1
for they got	1
giveth thee to possess	1
hath dispossessed	1
hath driven out	1
hath he no heir	1
have possessed	1
he will without fail	1
i dispossess	1
in and possess	1
inherit	1
is mine heir	1
it and dispossessed	1
it and they shall possess	1
it unto you to possess	1
lest thou come to poverty	1
maketh poor	1
may enjoy	1
me then i shall be able to drive them out	1
no magistrate	1
nor possess	1
not drive out	1
not drive them out	1
of him shall inherit	1
of it shall be thine for thou shalt drive out	1
or lest i be poor	1
shall be mine and we will possess	1
shall be thine heir	1
shall cast them out	1
shall come to poverty	1
shall destroy	1
shall drive out	1
shall not be heir	1
so shalt thou drive them out	1
so they possessed	1
succeeded	1
take possession	1
that i shall inherit it	1
that is heir	1
that possesseth	1
that they may possess	1
that thou mayest inherit	1
that ye may possess	1
that ye might possess	1
the heir	1
thee and shalt possess	1
thee and thou shalt possess	1
thee and thou succeedest	1
thee to inherit	1
them and thou succeedest	1
them to possess	1
them will i drive out	1
then ye shall drive out	1
there and have it in possession	1
thereof and drove out	1
they also possess	1
this shall not be thine heir	1
thou didst drive out	1
to be possessed	1
to drive out	1
to inherit	1
to take possession	1
to them that shall inherit	1
until he hath driven out	1
unto them that were his heirs	1
unto you ye shall inherit	1
us them will we possess	1
us to take that we have	1
we possessed	1
which thou hast given us to inherit	1
which thou shalt possess	1
which ye shall possess	1
will cast her out	1
wilt not thou possess	1
with thee that thou mayest inherit	1
ye shall possess	1
you and drive	1
you and they also have possessed	1
you to inherit	1
you to possess	1

Verses containing H3423

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Joshua 15:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Joshua 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Joshua 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
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Joshua 17:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
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Joshua 17:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Joshua 18:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?
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Joshua 19:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
(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.)
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Joshua 21:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Joshua 23:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
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Joshua 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
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Joshua 23:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Joshua 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
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Joshua 24:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Judges 1:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
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Judges 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
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Judges 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
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Judges 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Judges 1:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
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Judges 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
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Judges 1:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
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Judges 1:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
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Judges 1:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
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Judges 1:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Judges 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
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Judges 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
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Judges 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Judges 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
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Judges 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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,
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Judges 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
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Judges 11:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before His people Israel, should you now possess it?
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Judges 11:24 · BSB · 4 occurrences
Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
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Judges 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?”
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Judges 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Judges 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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!
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1 Samuel 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
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2 Samuel 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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1 Kings 14:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Kings 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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1 Kings 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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1 Kings 21:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.
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1 Kings 21:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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!’”
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1 Kings 21:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
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2 Kings 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Kings 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Kings 17:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Kings 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Chronicles 28:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Chronicles 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?
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2 Chronicles 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
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2 Chronicles 28:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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