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Lexicon :: Strong's H1486 - gôrāl

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גּוֹרָל
Transliteration
gôrāl
Pronunciation
go-rawl'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone)
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TWOT Reference: 381a

Strong’s Definitions

גּוֹרָל gôwrâl, go-rawl'; or (shortened) גֹּרָל gôrâl; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot):—lot.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x

The KJV translates Strong's H1486 in the following manner: lot (77x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x
The KJV translates Strong's H1486 in the following manner: lot (77x).

  1. lot

    1. lot - pebbles used for systematically making decisions

  2. portion

    1. lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots)

    2. recompense, retribution

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גּוֹרָל gôwrâl, go-rawl'; or (shortened) גֹּרָל gôrâl; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot):—lot.
STRONGS H1486: Abbreviations
גּוֺרָל 77 noun masculineLeviticus 16:8 & († Joshua 21:10, but see below) feminine lot: (Late Hebrew id. & denominative Hiph. הִגְרִיל cast lots) — absolute ג׳ Joshua 16:1 + 51 times; construct גּוֺרַל Joshua 18:11 + 2 times, גֹּרַל Numbers 36:3; suffix גּוֺרָלִי Psalm 16:5, גֹּרָלִי Judges 1:3, גּוֺרָֽלְךָ Proverbs 1:14, גֹּרָֽלְךָ Daniel 12:13, גּוֺרָלֶ֑ךָ Judges 1:3, גּוֺרָלֵךְ Jeremiah 13:25; Isaiah 57:6, גּוֺרָלוֺ 1 Chronicles 26:14, גּוֺרָלָם Joshua 18:11 + 2 times; plural גּוֺרָלוֺת Jonah 1:7 + 8 times, גֹּרָלוֺת Leviticus 16:8; — a lot cast for the decision of questions Proverbs 18:18, designation of persons, etc., for service or punishment, assignment of property, etc.; probably stones put into the bosom-fold of a garment, Proverbs 16:33 (בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת־הַגּ׳), or into a vessel, and shaken until one springs out (עָלָה, יָצָא or — late — נָפַל); this was regarded originally as divine decision (compare on Urim & Thummim above); for the agent, the usual verbs are הִשְׁלִיךְ, יָרָה, נָתַן, and הִמִּיל. Particularly: —
1. lot for dividing land, especially that which Joshua cast at Shiloh לִפְנֵי י׳ Joshua 18:6 (יָרָה) Joshua 18:8; Joshua 18:10 (both הִשְׁלִיךְ; all three followed by לְ of person for whom; all J E); compare Joshua 19:51 (P); so of lot coming up, or forth, עָלָה Joshua 18:11 (construct; P), also followed by לְ person Joshua 19:10 (P), & following with יָצָא Joshua 16:11 (JE), Numbers 33:54; Joshua 19:1, 17, 24, 32, 40; Joshua 21:4 (all P); be divided by lot יֵחָלֵק בְּג׳ Numbers 26:55, or according to lot תֵּחָלֵק הַגּ׳ עַל־פִּי Numbers 26:56; apportion by lot הִתְנַחֲלוּ בְּג׳ Numbers 33:54; Numbers 34:13, נִחַל בְּג׳ Joshua 19:51; give by lot נָתַן בְּג׳ Numbers 36:2 נָתַן בַּגּ׳ Joshua 21:8 (all P) 1 Chronicles 6:50; have by lot בַּגּ׳ הָיָה ל׳ Joshua 21:4, & (היה omitted) Joshua 21:5; Joshua 21:6 (all P) compare 1 Chronicles 6:46; 1 Chronicles 6:48; also Joshua 21:10 (P; רִאישֹׁנָה הַגּ׳, only here feminine; Greek Version of the LXX — not LXX of Lucian (Lag.) — omits ראישׁנה, & so) || 1 Chronicles 6:39; compare further Isaiah 34:17 (לְ הִפִּיל).
2. lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment,
a. concerning the goats on day of atonement, Leviticus 16:8 (נָתַן עַל) Leviticus 16:8; Leviticus 16:8 (followed by לְ); compare Leviticus 16:9; Leviticus 16:10 (עָלָה עַל; all P).
b. assigning priests to their courses, singers, musicians & porters to their duties, by lot חָלַק בְּג׳ 1 Chronicles 24:5; ג׳ הִפִּיל 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 26:13 (followed by לְ of position) 1 Chronicles 26:14; of lot coming forth (יָצָא לְ person) 1 Chronicles 24:7 (compare 1 Chronicles 24:7; 1 Chronicles 24:18) 1 Chronicles 25:9 (compare 1 Chronicles 25:9-31) 1 Chronicles 26:14 compare וַיֵּצֵא גּוֺרָלוֺ 1 Chronicles 26:14.
c. cast lots for dwelling in Jerusalem (ג׳ הִפִּיל) Nehemiah 1:11 (followed by infinitive).
d. for supplying wood for altar-fire Nehemiah 10:35 (עַל עָלֶיהָ); here belongs probably also
e. Judges 20:9 עָלֶיהָ בְּג׳, reference to Judges 20:10 (determining who shall go up, and who supply provision) Greek Version of the LXX ἀναβησόμεθα ἐπ’ αὐτὴν ἐν κλήρῳ, so Stu (insert perhaps נעלה), compare AV RV, BuRS 151 (who reads בְּג׳ נַפִּילָה); > Syriac Version Be Ke who reference ג׳ here to division of land of captured city.
f. to determine guilty persons Jonah 1:7 (twice in verse) (both הִפִּיל) Jonah 1:17 (נָפַל עַל); so apparently Ezekiel 24:6 of inhabitants of Jerusalem under figure of flesh in pot לֹא־נָפַל עָלֶיהָ ג׳ no lot is fallen over it, i.e. no discrimination is made, destruction is to include the whole city; (compare also Joshua 7:14ff.; 1 Samuel 14:41ff. where divine agency in detection is prominent but word גּוֺרָל not used).
g. in allotting slaves Joel 4:3 [Joel 3:3] אֶל־עַמִּי יַדּוּ גּ׳; Nahum 3:10 (יַדּוּ עַל); so Obadiah 11 וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם יַדּוּ ג׳ — all with verb ידד which see.
h. in distributing plundered garments Psalm 22:19 (על הִפִּיל).
i. to determine favourable day for a scheme, הִפִּיל Esther 3:7 (לִפְנֵי הָמָן) Esther 9:24 (followed by infinitive; see also H6332 פּוּר ).
3. thing assigned, apportioned, allotted especially of land assigned by lot, allotment Joshua 15:1; Joshua 17:1; Joshua 21:38 (all P), Joshua 17:14, 17 = portion, share (|| נַחֲלָה J E); compare גֹּרַל נַחֲלָתֵנוּ Numbers 36:3 (P), גּוֺרַל נַחֲלָתָם Joshua 14:2 (P; but perhaps read absolute גּוֺרָל compare Di); also גְּבוּל גּוֺרָלָם Joshua 18:11 (P) the boundary of their allotment; עָרֵי גוֺרָלָם Joshua 21:20 (P); see further Judges 1:3 (twice in verse); so probably Micah 2:5 הִשְׁלִיךְ חֶבֶל בְּג׳ (Hi Che; compare also Ew); Psalm 125:3, land, exposed to oppressive exaction; also figurative of י׳ as portion, allotment of his people Psalm 16:5 (so Che, & on תָּמִיד for תּוֺמִיךְ compare his critical note; see also Ew; otherwise De and others; — || מְנָת חֶלְקִי); on the other hand, of idols Isaiah 57:6 (|| חֵלֶק); also עָמַד לְג׳ Daniel 12:13, of allotted portion, share, in the Messianic consummation; more generally, one's portion, lot, fortune בְּתוֺכֵנוּ תַּפִּיל גּוֺרָֽלְךָ Proverbs 1:14 cast thy fortune into the midst of us, in with us (|| כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּנוּ).
4. portion = recompence, retribution Isaiah 17:14 (|| חֵלֶק), Jeremiah 13:25 (|| מְנָת מִדַּיִךְ), both implying divine agency.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

16:8; 16:8; 16:8; 16:8; 16:8; 16:9; 16:10

Numbers

26:55; 26:56; 33:54; 33:54; 34:13; 36:2; 36:3; 36:3

Joshua

7:14; 14:2; 15:1; 16:1; 17:1; 17:14; 17:17; 18:6; 18:8; 18:10; 18:11; 18:11; 18:11; 18:11; 19:1; 19:10; 19:17; 19:24; 19:32; 19:40; 19:51; 19:51; 21:4; 21:4; 21:5; 21:6; 21:8; 21:10; 21:10; 21:20; 21:38

Judges

1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 20:9; 20:10

1 Samuel

14:41

1 Chronicles

6:39; 6:46; 6:48; 6:50; 24:5; 24:7; 24:7; 24:18; 24:31; 25:8; 25:9; 25:9; 25:10; 25:11; 25:12; 25:13; 25:14; 25:15; 25:16; 25:17; 25:18; 25:19; 25:20; 25:21; 25:22; 25:23; 25:24; 25:25; 25:26; 25:27; 25:28; 25:29; 25:30; 25:31; 26:13; 26:14; 26:14; 26:14; 26:14

Nehemiah

1:11; 10:35

Esther

3:7; 9:24

Psalms

16:5; 16:5; 22:19; 125:3

Proverbs

1:14; 1:14; 16:33; 18:18

Isaiah

17:14; 34:17; 57:6; 57:6

Jeremiah

13:25; 13:25

Ezekiel

24:6

Daniel

12:13; 12:13

Joel

3:3

Obadiah

1:11

Jonah

1:7; 1:7; 1:17

Micah

2:5

Nahum

3:10

H1486

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Strong's Number H1486 matches the Hebrew גּוֹרָל (gôrāl),
which occurs 77 times in 67 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Psa 16:5–Nah 3:10)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:5 - The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. H1486

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:18 - They part my garments among them, and cast lots H1486 upon my vesture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3 - For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot H1486 of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:14 - Cast in thy lot H1486 among us; let us all have one purse:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:33 - The lot H1486 is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:18 - The lot H1486 causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:14 - And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot H1486 of them that rob us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:17 - And he hath cast the lot H1486 for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:6 - Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: H1486 even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25 - This is thy lot, H1486 the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:6 - Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot H1486 fall upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:13 - But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot H1486 at the end of the days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:3 - And they have cast lots H1486 for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:11 - In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots H1486 upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:7 - And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, H1486 that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, H1486 and the lot H1486 fell upon Jonah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:5 - Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot H1486 in the congregation of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:10 - Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots H1486 for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

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