KJV dictionary & concordance
A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 31:14
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
¶ And one of the company saide vnto him, Master, speake to my brother, that he diuide the inheritance with me.
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselues, saying, This is y e heire, come, let vs kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
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Historical English dictionary sources
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.
