BDB9530
[מַחְלְקָה] noun feminine class, division, of priests and Levites (Biblical Hebrew מַחְםקֶת); — plural suffix מַחְלְקָֽתְהוֺן Ezra 6:18.
חֲמָר see יחוּ
Strong's Lexicon
H4255
H4255 — מַחלְקָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4255 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַחלְקָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H4256 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | machlqah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | makh-lek-aw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a section (of the Levites) |
| KJV Renderings: | course. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מחלקה (magh-l’kāh’)
Ezra 6:18
- KJV: And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.as it is…: Chaldee, according to the writing
- EHCC: and the Levites in their courses,