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I. חֵ֫לֶק noun masculine Josh 18:5 portion, tract, territory — ׳ ח absolute Gen 31:14 +; construct Gen 14:24 +; suffix חֶלְקִי Ps 16:5 + 6 t.; חֶלְקְךָ Num 18:20; Eccl 9:9 חֶלְקֶ֑ךָ Ps 50:18 חֶלְקֵךְ Isa 57:6 חֶלְקוֺ Hab 1:16 + 5 t.; חֶלְקָם Gen 14:24 + 3 t.; plural חֲלָקִים Josh 18:5 + 5 t.; suffix חֶלְקֵיהֶם Hos 5:7 —
1.
portion, share:
a. of booty Gen 14:24 (twice in verse); Num 31:36 (
P
) 1Sam
30:24 (twice in verse).
b. of food Lev 6:10 (
P
); יאכלו
׳
כּח
׳
ח
Deut 18:8 =
food Hab 1:16
(|| מַאֲכָל); so (of unrestricted charity) Eccl 11:2 see Now.
c. followed by בְּ, share or interest in
Eccl 9:6, with
idea of obligation to
Gen 31:14 (
E
; in father's house), 2Sam 20:1 = 1Kgs 12:16 = 2Chr 10:16 (in royal line; all || נַחֲלָה
); of right (privilege) in
ביהוה
׳
ח
Josh 22:25;
Josh 22:27
(
P
); Neh 2:20
(in Jerusalem; + צְדָקָה וְזִכָּרוֺן),
d. proper share
or part
אַעֲנֶה חֶלְקִי
Job 32:17
i.e. I will do my part in replying. Especially
2.
portion, tract, of land:
a. as distributive at conquest Josh 19:9, seven
portions
Josh 18:5; Josh 18:6; Josh 18:9 (all
J
E
) Josh 18:7
(
J
E
; + נחלה in || clause), Josh 15:13; Josh 19:9 (both
P
); none for tribe of Levi Deut 10:9; Deut 12:12; Deut 14:27; Deut 14:29; Deut 18:1; Josh 18:7 (all
D
; || נחלה), Josh 14:4 (
P
), none for priests Num 18:20 (
P
; || verb נחל).
b. of land possessed by people Hos 5:7; Mic 2:4.
c.
portion to be assigned after exile Isa 61:7; Ezek 45:7; Ezek 48:8; Ezek 48:21, חֶלְקוֺ
עַלאַֿדְמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ
Zech 2:16.
d. specifically of town-land, district about a town,
יִזְרְעֵאל
׳
ח
2Kgs 9:10;
2Kgs 9:36 +
1Kgs 21:23
(
ᵑ0
חֵל), ׳
יִזְ
׳
הַשָּׂדֶה בְּח 1Kgs 21:37.
e.
הַחֵלֶק
Amos 7:4 (opposed
to תְּהוֺם) apparently of land of Israel
3. hence portion, i.e. (acquired) possession:
a. of people as ׳
י's possession Deut 32:9 (|| חֶבֶל נחלתו); but especially
b.
of ׳
י as possession of his servants: of priests, as enjoying perquisites of altar Num 18:20 (
P
; || נחלה), in spiritual sense Ps 73:26; Ps 119:57; Lam 3:24
מְנָת חֶלְקִי
׳
י
Ps 16:5
בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים
׳
ח
Ps 142:6 hence
יעקב
׳
ח of ׳
י
Jer 10:16 =
Jer 51:19 (
שֵׁבֶט נַחֲלָתוֺ in || clause)
4. chosen portion, habitual mode of life ׳
עִםמְֿנָאֲפִים ח
Ps 50:18
with adulterers is thy chosen life (companionship, shewing character);
בְּחַלְּקֵינַֿחַל חֶלְקֵךְ
Isa 57:6
among smooth (things i.e. stones) of a brook-bed is thy chosen life
(of idolatrous habit; see
חָלָק
); חֶלְקָם בַּחַיִּים
Ps 17:14.
5.
portion, award, from God אֱלוֺהַּ
׳
ח
Job 31:2 (||
נחלה); specifically of punishment of wicked Isa 17:14 (|| גּוֺרָל), עִםאֵֿל
Job 27:13,
מֵאֱלֹהִים
Job 20:29
(|| נחלה); = profit, reward
חֶלְקִי מִכָּלעֲֿמָלִי
Eccl 2:10,
compare Eccl 2:21
; Eccl 3:22
; Eccl 5:17
; Eccl 5:18
; Eccl 9:9.
— לְחֵלָק
Job 17:5 is
dubious: a share of feast, or of booty, Kmp
Hi; a prey, spoil, Ew
Di
Da;
AV
flattery does not suit context.