Appertain (Hastings' Dictionary)
To 'a. to' is (1) to belong to, of actual posse.ssion : Nu 16'^ all the men tliat a^ unto Korah' (nipji -Xj-^ c'lijn-'?;) ; Lv 6° 'give it unto him to whom it a'"" ' ; Neh 2" ' the palace which a"'' to the house.' (2) To belong to, of right or privilege : To G'^ ' the right of inheritance doth rather a. to thee than to any other ' ; 2 Ch 20" •It a""" not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense' (1611 ed. 'pertaineth not,' so RV, lleb.
^^-ii>) ; liar 2° 'To the Lord our God a"" righteousness' (RV •belongeth') ; 1 Es 8", 1 Mac lO""- ", 2 Mac 15'". (3) To be appropriate : Jer 10' ' Who would not fear thee, (J King of nations? for to thee doth it a.' (-liiij; ^^) ; 1 Es 1" ' they roasted the Passover with lire, as a"' (so KV ; Gr. lis xaO-fiKct, as is Jiltmn. Cf. Lv 5'° 0?;^!;; ' according to the ordin- ance ). See Peutain, Pijrtenance. J. Hastings.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Appertain
Appertain ap-er-tan': Only once in English Versions of the Bible, namely, in Jer 10:7, for ya'ah "it becometh," "it is seemly," Vulgate "Tuum est enim decus," "it is Thy honor." Generally in the sense of "to belong to" (Le 6:5, "to whom it appertaineth"); Ne 2:8, "the castle which appertained to the house" (Tobit 6:12; 1 Esdras 8:95; 1 Macc 10:42). ⇒See the definition of appertain in the KJV Dictionary
References
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