Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 5:2 · retained source text
Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliants.
KJV dictionary & concordance
inheritance
Meaning of “inheritance”
A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
239 occurrences203 verses33 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 31:14
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Complete reference index — all 203 verses
Genesis 31:14Genesis 48:6Exodus 15:17Exodus 34:9Leviticus 25:46Numbers 16:14Numbers 18:20Numbers 18:21Numbers 18:23Numbers 18:24Numbers 18:26Numbers 26:53Numbers 26:54Numbers 26:62Numbers 27:7Numbers 27:8Numbers 27:9Numbers 27:10Numbers 27:11Numbers 32:18Numbers 32:19Numbers 32:32Numbers 33:54Numbers 34:2Numbers 34:14Numbers 34:15Numbers 34:18Numbers 34:29Numbers 35:2Numbers 35:8Numbers 36:2Numbers 36:3Numbers 36:4Numbers 36:7Numbers 36:8Numbers 36:9Numbers 36:12Deuteronomy 4:20Deuteronomy 4:21Deuteronomy 4:38Deuteronomy 9:26Deuteronomy 9:29Deuteronomy 10:9Deuteronomy 12:9Deuteronomy 12:12Deuteronomy 14:27Deuteronomy 14:29Deuteronomy 15:4Deuteronomy 18:1Deuteronomy 18:2Deuteronomy 19:10Deuteronomy 19:14Deuteronomy 20:16Deuteronomy 21:23Deuteronomy 24:4Deuteronomy 25:19Deuteronomy 26:1Deuteronomy 29:8Deuteronomy 32:8Deuteronomy 32:9Deuteronomy 33:4Joshua 1:6Joshua 11:23Joshua 13:6Joshua 13:7Joshua 13:8Joshua 13:14Joshua 13:15Joshua 13:23Joshua 13:24Joshua 13:28Joshua 13:29Joshua 13:32Joshua 13:33Joshua 14:1Joshua 14:2Joshua 14:3Joshua 14:9Joshua 14:13Joshua 14:14Joshua 15:20Joshua 16:4Joshua 16:5Joshua 16:8Joshua 16:9Joshua 17:4Joshua 17:6Joshua 18:2Joshua 18:4Joshua 18:7Joshua 18:20Joshua 18:28Joshua 19:1Joshua 19:2Joshua 19:8Joshua 19:9Joshua 19:10Joshua 19:16Joshua 19:23Joshua 19:31Joshua 19:39Joshua 19:41Joshua 19:48Joshua 19:49Joshua 19:51Joshua 21:3Joshua 23:4Joshua 24:28Joshua 24:30Joshua 24:32Judges 2:6Judges 2:9Judges 18:1Judges 20:6Judges 21:17Judges 21:23Judges 21:24Ruth 4:5Ruth 4:6Ruth 4:101 Samuel 10:11 Samuel 26:192 Samuel 14:162 Samuel 20:12 Samuel 20:192 Samuel 21:31 Kings 8:361 Kings 8:511 Kings 8:531 Kings 12:161 Kings 21:31 Kings 21:42 Kings 21:141 Chronicles 16:181 Chronicles 28:82 Chronicles 6:272 Chronicles 10:16Ezra 9:12Nehemiah 11:20Job 31:2Job 42:15Psalms 2:8Psalms 16:5Psalms 28:9Psalms 33:12Psalms 37:18Psalms 47:4Psalms 68:9Psalms 74:2Psalms 78:55Psalms 78:62Psalms 78:71Psalms 79:1Psalms 94:14Psalms 105:11Psalms 106:5Psalms 106:40Proverbs 13:22Proverbs 17:2Proverbs 19:14Proverbs 20:21Ecclesiastes 7:11Isaiah 19:25Isaiah 47:6Isaiah 63:17Jeremiah 3:18Jeremiah 10:16Jeremiah 12:14Jeremiah 16:18Jeremiah 32:8Jeremiah 51:19Lamentations 5:2Ezekiel 22:16Ezekiel 33:24Ezekiel 35:15Ezekiel 36:12Ezekiel 44:28Ezekiel 45:1Ezekiel 46:16Ezekiel 46:17Ezekiel 46:18Ezekiel 47:14Ezekiel 47:22Ezekiel 47:23Ezekiel 48:29Matthew 21:38Mark 12:7Luke 12:13Luke 20:14Acts 7:5Acts 20:32Acts 26:18Galatians 3:18Ephesians 1:11Ephesians 1:14Ephesians 1:18Ephesians 5:5Colossians 1:12Colossians 3:24Hebrews 1:4Hebrews 9:15Hebrews 11:81 Peter 1:4
Where “inheritance” appears
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Genesis2 occurrences
2 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers50 occurrences
32 versesDeuteronomy27 occurrences
24 versesJoshua58 occurrences
49 versesJudges8 occurrences
7 versesRuth3 occurrences
3 verses1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses1 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms16 occurrences
16 versesProverbs4 occurrences
4 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel18 occurrences
13 versesMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs3 occurrences
3 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians4 occurrences
4 versesColossians2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews3 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers50 occurrences
32 versesDeuteronomy27 occurrences
24 versesJoshua58 occurrences
49 versesJudges8 occurrences
7 versesRuth3 occurrences
3 verses1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses1 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms16 occurrences
16 versesProverbs4 occurrences
4 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel18 occurrences
13 versesMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs3 occurrences
3 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians4 occurrences
4 versesColossians2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews3 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
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Definition evidence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗An estate or possession received by hereditary right; a possession that may descend to an heir; an estate given by donation or divine appropriation; that which is possessed or enjoyed.