Lexical Definition

‎סְגֻלָּה‎ çᵉgullâh (seg-ool-law') possession ^H:N-F
feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to shut up

jewel, peculiar (treasure), proper good, special.

• wealth (as closely shut up)

1) possession, property
1a) valued property, peculiar treasure
1b) treasure

See Greek: περιούσιος · περιποιέομαι · περιποίησις

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎סְגֻלָּה‎ noun feminine possession, property (on formation see Ba^{NB § 95 b} Kö^{ii. 1, 168}); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ס‎ Exod 19:5 + 5 t.; construct ‎סְגֻלַּת‎ Eccl 2:8 suffix ‎סְגֻלָּתוֺ‎ Ps 135:4 —

1. valued property, peculiar treasure, which ‎׳‎‎י‎ has chosen (‎בחר‎) and taken to himself; always of people of Israel, first Exod 19:5 (E; ᵐ5 λαὸς περιούσιος = Titus 2:14; 1Pet 2:9 λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν = περιποίησις Eph 1:14 compare Br^{MP 102}; MA 52, 235); then ‎׳‎‎עַם ס‎ Deut 7:6; Deut 14:2; Deut 26:18 later ‎׳‎‎ס‎ alone, Mal 3:17; Ps 135:4.

2. treasure (very late), of kings 1Chr 29:3 (gold and silver), Eccl 2:8.

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