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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2 Chronicles 33:2 · 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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Ezra 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Ezra 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.’
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Nehemiah 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Nehemiah 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Nehemiah 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
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Nehemiah 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Nehemiah 9:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Job 13:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
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Job 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
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Psalms 25:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
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Psalms 37:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
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Psalms 37:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
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Psalms 37:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
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Psalms 37:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
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Psalms 37:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Psalms 44:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
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Source alternate reference: 44.3
Psalms 44:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Source alternate reference: 44.4
Psalms 69:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
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Source alternate reference: 69.36
Psalms 83:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
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Source alternate reference: 83.13
Psalms 105:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
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Proverbs 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
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Proverbs 23:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
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Proverbs 30:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Proverbs 30:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
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Isaiah 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Isaiah 34:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Isaiah 34:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
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Isaiah 54:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.
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Isaiah 57:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”
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Isaiah 60:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
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Isaiah 61:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
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Isaiah 63:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.
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Isaiah 65:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
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Jeremiah 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
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Jeremiah 30:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
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Jeremiah 32:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They came in and possessed it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law. They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do, and so You have brought upon them all this disaster.
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Jeremiah 49:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?
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Jeremiah 49:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
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Ezekiel 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.
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Ezekiel 33:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
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Ezekiel 33:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?
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Ezekiel 33:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?’
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Ezekiel 35:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,
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Ezekiel 36:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.
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Hosea 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
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Amos 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
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Amos 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
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Obadiah 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
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Obadiah 1:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
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