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das Hab (used in...)
das Hab und Gut (idiom)
   belongings, possessions, worldly goods/possessions

Der Bewohner der Brandwohnung verlor sein gesamtes
Hab und Gut.
The man who lived in the burned-out apartment lost all his
worldly possessions.

Related:
die Habe belongings, possessions
die Habseligkeiten (pl.) (meager) personal effects, personal belongings/possessions
der Besitz (no pl.) property, possession(s)
das Vermögen (personal) fortune, assets; ability, power

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