Possession
סְגֻלָּהStrong’s H5459segullah (se-gul-lah)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Segullah is the Hebrew word usually translated “possession”, “treasure” and “possession his”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:”
Meaning
- Possession, propertyvalued property, peculiar treasure · treasure
How it's translated
- possession 3
- a possession 2
- treasure 1
- to possession his 1
- and treasure of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 3
- Exodus 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Psalms 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Malachi 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 7:6For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 14:2For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
- Deuteronomy 26:18And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
- 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
- Psalms 135:4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
- Ecclesiastes 2:8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
Hebrew dictionary
סְגֻלָּה segullah · possession
1) possession, property 1a) valued property, peculiar treasure 1b) treasure
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “possession” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
POSSES'SION, noun
The having, holding or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy, either rightful or wrongful. One man may have the possession of a thing, and another may have the right of possession or property.
- The thing possessed; land, estate or goods owned; as foreign possessions.“The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions” Obadiah 1:17“When the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions” Matthew 19:22
- Any thing valuable possessed or enjoyed.
- The state of being under the power of demons or invisible beings; madness; lunacy; as demoniacal possession
All definitions and other forms of “possession”
POSSES'SION, verb transitive
To invest with property. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.