מַחֲלֹקֶת
machălôqeth · H4256 · Hebrew · 42 occurrences
Meanings
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division, allotment, portion
An action by which humans divide an object or range of objects into portions, usually intending to use one or more of these portions for a particular purpose
ExamplesJoshua 11:23 So Joshua took the whole land, in accordance with everything that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. So the land was at rest from war.
Joshua 12:7 Now these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel defeated beyond the Jordan toward the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon even as far as Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir; and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions,
Joshua 18:10 Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land for the sons of Israel according to their divisions.
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division, portion
A group of people within a larger group, placed together for a particular task or duty
Examples1 Chronicles 23:6 David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 24:1 Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 26:1 For the divisions of the gatekeepers there were of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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
33 occurrences in 8 groups
- הוּhis 14
- הֶםtheir 10
- כֹּהֵןpriest 4
- לֵוִיִּיLevite 3
- שׁוֹעֵרgatekeeper 2
- חֹדֶשׁmonth 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- אֶחָדone 1
- יָצָאto go out 1
- רִאשׁוֹןfirst, former 1
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
What is done to itIt is the object
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- עָמַדto stand 2
- פָּטַרexempt 1
What it is said to bePredicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- בֵּןson 1
- בִּנְיָמִיןBenjamin 1
- אֵלֶּהthese 1
- עֲבֹדָהwork 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
17 occurrences in 5 groups
- עֶשְׂרִיםtwenty 12
- אֵלֶּהthese 2
- דּוֹדַיDodai 1
- יָשׇׁבְעָםJashobeam 1
- עַמִּיזָבָדAmmizabad 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
27 occurrences in 4 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against 17
- כlike/as 10
- בin/on/with 4
- לto/for 4
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- דָּבָרword, thing, matter 1
- שַׂרcommander, chief, official 1
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 2 words
- διαίρεσις diaíresis · G1243 · to divide, to distribute, division
- Greek διαίρεσις (diairesis, 'division, distribution, variety') serves as the standard LXX rendering for Hebrew מַחֲלֹקֶת (maḥălōqet, 'division, course') in contexts describing organizational divisions of priests, Levites, or military units—both terms denote systematic apportionment into distinct groups or classes, sharing the core semantic field of categorical distribution and structural subdivision.
- ἐφημερία ephēmería · G2183 · work group, division
- מַחֲלֹקֶת (machălôqeth, H4256) מַחֲלֹקֶת denotes a division or course in general organizational contexts, while ἐφημερία (ephēmería, G2183) ἐφημερία specifically refers to the rotating divisions of priestly service in the Temple context, representing the LXX's standard rendering of the Hebrew term when applied to priestly courses.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Non-Whole002003001021
- מַחֲלֹקֶת denotes a division or portion, a part separated out from a larger whole, as in the land's assignment "according to their divisions by their tribes" (Joshua 11:23; 12:7; 18:10).
- Groups001001003004
- The word most often names an organized group or course assigned specific rotating duty, as in David's divisions of the Levites and priests for temple service (1 Chronicles 23:6; 24:1).
Word family 12 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4256. machaloqeth מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת noun feminine division, course (almost wholly Chronicles) —…
מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת noun feminine division, course (almost wholly Chronicles) — ׳מ absolute 1Ch 27:1-2, construct 1Ch 27:4; suffix מַחֲלֻקְתּוֺ 1Ch 27:2 1Ch 27:14t. 1 Chronicles 27; absolute מַחְלְקוֺת 1Ch 23:6 1Ch 23:6t. Chronicles + 1Sa 23:28 (see below); construct id. 1Ch 26:12 1Ch 26:5t. Chronicles + Neh 11:36; suffix מַחְלְקוֺתֵיכֶם2Ch 35:4; מַחְלְקוֺתֵיהֶם2Ch 31:16-17, מַחְלְקוֺתָם 1Ch 24:1 1Ch 24:3t. in Chronicles; מַחְלְקֹתָם Jos 11:23; Jos 12:7; Jos 18:10; Eze 48:29; —
1 division, part, of land assigned to the several tribes of Israel Jos 11:23; Jos 12:7 ( both D) Jos 18:10 (J E; others, divisions of Israel, but see) Eze 48:29.
2 techn. term of organization of priests and Levites (late), 1Ch 23:6; 1Ch 24:1; 1Ch 26:1, 1Ch 26:12, 1Ch 26:19; 2Ch 8:14 (twice in verse); 2Ch 31:2 (twice in verse); 2Ch 35:4, 2Ch 35:10; Neh 11:36 Neh 11:25t. in Chronicles, + (of royal officials) 1Ch 28:1 — הַמַּחְלְקוֺת סֶלַע proper name 1Sa 23:28 was popularly connected with this √, = rock of divisions, where Saul and David parted from neighbourhood of each other (Dr) so Vrss Th and others; Bö Klo, where their forces lay divided from each other; originally connection was perhaps with II. חלק, smooth, slippery; Ges De W Ke and others explanation here as rock of escapes, but this meaning for חלק dubious.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 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
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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