חֶלְקָה
chelqâh · H2513 · Hebrew · 25 occurrences
Meanings
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portion
Object that is owned by someone; usually with the underlying assumption that it has been shared out to that person (or his ancestors) in the past
ExamplesGenesis 33:19 He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.
Deuteronomy 33:21 “Then he selected the choicest part for himself, For there the ruler’s portion was reserved; And he came with the leaders of the people; He executed the justice of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel.”
Joshua 24:32 Now they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the plot of land which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of Joseph’s sons.
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smooth area
Area of the skin that has a relatively even and regular surface, free from perceptible projections or lumps or indentations; often associated with danger and insincerity
ExamplesGenesis 27:16 And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
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smooth talk, flattering words
Literally: smoothness of tongue; hence: act of speaking words that have the appearance of being well-intentioned but are actually being insincere
ExamplesProverbs 6:24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
15 occurrences in 9 groups
- שָׂדֶהfield, countryside 7
- Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
10 occurrences in 9 groups
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
What it doesIt is the subject
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 2
- יָבֵשׁto dry up 1
- מָטַרto send rain 1
- סָפַןto cover 1
- קָלַלto curse, to be light 1
What is done to itIt is the object
7 occurrences in 6 groups
- יָצַתto set fire on 2
- כָּאַבto be in pain 1
- מָכַרto sell 1
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
- קָנָהto buy, to acquire 1
- בּוּסto trample, to tread down 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָדhand, power 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
7 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with 10
- מִןfrom 2
- עַלon, upon, over, against 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- תָּוֶךְmiddle 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- μερίς merís · G3310 · share, portion, district
- Greek μερίς focuses on the abstract notion of 'portion' or 'share' (including participatory share), while Hebrew חֶלְקָה more concretely denotes a demarcated 'plot of land' or 'field' (though both can refer to apportioned parts of territory).
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Objects001
- The noun names a plot of land as a possession, as Jacob buys "the plot of land" near Shechem where he had pitched his tent (Genesis 33:19).
- Shape002001001052
- In a distinct sense the word describes a smooth physical surface, as "the smooth part" of Jacob's neck, covered with goatskins to feel like hairy Esau (Genesis 27:16).
- False002001003007
- The word can also name flattering, smooth speech, sharing its root with the adjective "smooth, flattering" (חָלָק (châlâq, H2509)).
Word family 12 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2513. chelqah I. חֶלְקָה noun feminine portion of ground; — absolute ׳ח Amo 4:7 (twice…
I. חֶלְקָה noun feminine portion of ground; — absolute ׳ח Amo 4:7 (twice in verse) + 8 t.; construct חֶלְקַת Gen 33:19 Gen 33:12t.; suffix חֶלְקָתִי Jer 12:10; חֶלְקָתָם Job 24:18; portion of ground, 1 especially
a. ׳ח הַשָּׂדֶה = the clearly divided field Gen 33:19; Jos 24:32 (both E), 2Sa 23:11; Rth 2:3; Rth 4:3; 2Ki 9:25; 1Ch 11:13. Also
b. without השׂדה Amo 4:7 (twice in verse); 2Sa 14:30 (twice in verse); 2Sa 14:31; 2Sa 23:12; 2Ki 3:19, 2Ki 3:25; 2Ki 9:21, 2Ki 9:26 (twice in verse); 1Ch 11:14; Job 24:18; of ׳יs land Jer 12:10 (twice in verse) (|| כַּרְמִי); compare also proper name, of a location חַצֻּרִים חלקת 2Sa 2:16 field of sword-edges (Dr), ᵐ5 EwG iii. 156, Eng. tr. 114 We read ׳ח הַצֹּדִים field of plotters or liers-in-wait (see Dr).
2 portion of ground assigned to one, ׳ח מחקק Deu 33:21 commander's portion.
II. [חֶלְקָה] noun feminine smooth part, smoothness, flattery; — construct חֶלְקַת Gen 27:16; Pro 6:24; plural חֲלָקוֺת Psa 12:3 Psa 12:3t.; —
1 smoothness, smooth part צַוָּארָיו חֶלְקַת Gen 27:16.
2 plural slippery places Psa 73:18 figurative of situation of wicked.
3 smoothness = flattery חִ ׳שְׂפַת Psa 12:3, compare Psa 12:4; לָשׁוֺן חֶלְקַת Pro 6:24; = substantive plural smooth things, i.e. agreeable, flattering things Isa 30:10. — 1.חֶלְקָה see below I. חלק.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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