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possession

Meaning of “possession”

The state of having or holding; something owned, occupied, or controlled.

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104 occurrences91 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 17:8

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Leviticus 25:34
But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:34 · retained source text

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetuall possession.

Leviticus 25:41
And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:41 · retained source text

And then shall hee depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall returne vnto his owne familie, and vnto the possession of his fathers shall he returne.

Leviticus 25:45
Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:45 · retained source text

Moreouer, of the children of the strangers that do soiourne among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shalbe your possession.

Leviticus 25:46
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:46 · retained source text

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherite them for a possession, they shal bee your bondmen for euer: but ouer your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one ouer another with rigour.

1611 marginal noteHebr. ye shall serue your selues with them.

Leviticus 27:16
And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:16 · retained source text

And if a man shall sanctifie vnto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: An Homer of barley seed shall be valued at fiftie shekels of siluer.

1611 marginal noteOr, the land of an Homer, &c.

Leviticus 27:21
But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:21 · retained source text

But the field, when it goeth out in the Iubile, shall be holy vnto the LORD, as a field deuoted: the possession thereof shalbe the Priests.

Leviticus 27:22
And if a man sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:22 · retained source text

And if a man sanctifie vnto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fieldes of his possession:

Leviticus 27:24
In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:24 · retained source text

In the yeere of the Iubile, the field shall returne vnto him of whom it was bought, euen to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

Leviticus 27:28
Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 27:28 · retained source text

Notwithstanding, no deuoted thing that a man shall deuote vnto the LORD, of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: euery deuoted thing is most holy vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 6.19.

Numbers 24:18
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 24:18 · retained source text

And Edom shall bee a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies, and Israel shall doe valiantly.

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