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It often refers to the unique relationship between God and His chosen people, Israel, highlighting their distinct status as His cherished possession among all nations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, a king's "segullah" would be his personal treasure, distinct from the wealth of the kingdom. This concept is applied in the Bible to describe Israel's special status as God's chosen people. The idea of being a "segullah" emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where Israel is set apart for a unique purpose and destiny.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>possession, property<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>possession (5), treasure (2), treasured possession (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סְגֻלָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>possession, property</b></font> (on formation see Ba<sup>NB § 95 b</sup> Kö<sup>ii. 1, 168</sup>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a> 5t.; construct <font class="hebrew2">סְגֻלַּת</font> <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:8</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">סְגֻלָּתוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>valued property, peculiar treasure</em>, which <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> has chosen (<font class="hebrew2">בחר</font>) and taken to himself; always of people of Israel, first <a href="/interlinear/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a> (E; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">λαὸς</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">περιούσιος</font> = Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9 <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν</font> = <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">περιποίησις</font> Ephesians 1:14 compare Br<sup>MP 102</sup>; MA 52, 235); then <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עַם ס</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18</a>; later <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> alone, <a href="/interlinear/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>treasure</em> (very late), of kings <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">1 Chronicles 29:3</a> (gold and silver), <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:8</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>jewel, peculiar treasure, proper good, special <p>Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to shut up; wealth (as closely shut up) -- jewel, peculiar (treasure), proper good, special. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת וסגלת לִסְגֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ לסגלתו׃ סְגֻלָּ֑ה סְגֻלָּ֔ה סְגֻלָּ֖ה סְגֻלָּה֙ סגלה lis·ḡul·lā·ṯōw lisgullaTo lisḡullāṯōw sə·ḡul·lāh segulLah səḡullāh ū·sə·ḡul·laṯ usegulLat ūsəḡullaṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 19:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וִהְיִ֨יתֶם לִ֤י <b> סְגֻלָּה֙ </b> מִכָּל־ הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> My covenant, <span class="itali">then you shall be My own possession</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my covenant, <span class="itali">then ye shall be a peculiar treasure</span> unto me above all people:<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my covenant become <span class="itali">possession</span> all the peoples<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 7:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם <b> סְגֻלָּ֔ה </b> מִכֹּל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you to be a people <span class="itali">for His own possession</span> out of all<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath chosen <span class="itali">thee to be a special</span> people<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become people <span class="itali">possession</span> of all the peoples<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/14-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 14:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם <b> סְגֻלָּ֔ה </b> מִכֹּל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you to be a people <span class="itali">for His own possession</span> out of all<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath chosen <span class="itali">thee to be a peculiar</span> people<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become people <span class="itali">possession</span> of all the peoples<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/26-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 26:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם <b> סְגֻלָּ֔ה </b> כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you to be His people, <span class="itali">a treasured possession,</span> as He promised<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee this day <span class="itali">to be his peculiar</span> people,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/26-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become to be his people <span class="itali">A treasured</span> he promised<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/29-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 29:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֶשׁ־ לִ֥י <b> סְגֻלָּ֖ה </b> זָהָ֣ב וָכָ֑סֶף</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of my God, <span class="itali">the treasure</span> I have<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I have <span class="itali">of mine own proper good,</span> of gold<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of my God have <span class="itali">the treasure</span> of gold and silver<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/135-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 135:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/135.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָ֑הּ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל <b> לִסְגֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/135.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for Himself, Israel <span class="itali">for His own possession.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/135.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto himself, [and] Israel <span class="itali">for his peculiar treasure.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/135-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the LORD Israel <span class="itali">possession</span><p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 2:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב <b> וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת </b> מְלָכִ֖ים וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and gold <span class="itali">and the treasure</span> of kings<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and gold, <span class="itali">and the peculiar treasure</span> of kings<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> silver and gold <span class="itali">and the treasure</span> of kings and provinces<p><b><a href="/text/malachi/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Malachi 3:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/malachi/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲנִ֖י עֹשֶׂ֣ה <b> סְגֻלָּ֑ה </b> וְחָמַלְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/malachi/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that I prepare <span class="itali">[My] own possession,</span> and I will spare<br><a href="/kjvs/malachi/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when I make up <span class="itali">my jewels;</span> and I will spare<br><a href="/interlinear/malachi/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I prepare <span class="itali">possession</span> will spare and<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5459.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5459.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5459<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lisgullato_5459.htm">lis·ḡul·lā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/segullah_5459.htm">sə·ḡul·lāh — 6 Occ.</a><br><a 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