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possess

Meaning of “possess”

To have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

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106 occurrences98 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 22:17

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Obadiah 1:17
¶ But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Obadiah 1:17 · retained source text

¶ But vpon mount Zion shall be deliuerance, and there shall be holinesse, and the house of Iacob shall possesse their possessions.

1611 marginal noteOr, they that escape.

1611 marginal noteOr, it shall be holy.

Obadiah 1:19
And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:19 · retained source text

And they of the South shall possesse the mount of Esau, and they of the plaine, the Philistines: and they shall possesse the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria, and Beniamin shall possesse Gilead.

Obadiah 1:20
And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:20 · retained source text

And the captiuitie of this hoste of the children of Israel shall possesse that of the Canaanites euen vnto Zarephath, and the captiuitie of Ierusalem which is in Sepharad, shall possesse the cities of the South.

1611 marginal noteOr, shall possesse that which is in Sepharad.

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