חֵ֫לֶק

che.leqNoun (Masculine)H2506

portion

From: from H2505 (חָלַק);

Short Definition

properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. portion, share, part, territory 1a) portion, share 1b) portion, tract, parcel (of land) 1c) one's portion, one's possession 1d) (chosen) portion 1e) portion, award (from God) Aramaic equivalent: cha.laq (*חֲלָק *"portion" H2508)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

58 times

Appears 58 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua
9
Deuteronomy
7
Ecclesiastes
6
Job
5
Psalms
5

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 12:16
  • Deuteronomy 14:29
  • Ezk 48:8
  • Job 17:5
  • Joshua 19:9

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.