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Lexicon :: Strong's H2506 - ḥēleq

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חֵלֶק
Transliteration
ḥēleq
Pronunciation
khay'lek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 669a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵלֶק chêleq, khay'lek; from H2505; properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment:—flattery, inheritance, part, × partake, portion.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 66x

The KJV translates Strong's H2506 in the following manner: portion (40x), part (22x), flattering (1x), flattery (1x), inheritance (1x), partaker (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 66x
The KJV translates Strong's H2506 in the following manner: portion (40x), part (22x), flattering (1x), flattery (1x), inheritance (1x), partaker (1x).
  1. portion, share, part, territory

    1. portion, share

    2. portion, tract, parcel (of land)

    3. one's portion, one's possession

    4. (chosen) portion

    5. portion, award (from God)

  2. smoothness, seductiveness, flattery

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵלֶק chêleq, khay'lek; from H2505; properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment:—flattery, inheritance, part, × partake, portion.
STRONGS H2506: Abbreviations
† I. חֵ֫לֶק noun masculineJoshua 18:5 portion, tract, territoryח׳ absolute Genesis 31:14 +; construct Genesis 14:24 +; suffix חֶלְקִי Psalm 16:5 + 6 times; חֶלְקְךָ Numbers 18:20; Ecclesiastes 9:9; חֶלְקֶ֑ךָ Psalm 50:18; חֶלְקֵךְ Isaiah 57:6; חֶלְקוֺ Habakkuk 1:16 + 5 times; חֶלְקָם Genesis 14:24 + 3 times; plural חֲלָקִים Joshua 18:5 + 5 times; suffix חֶלְקֵיהֶם Hosea 5:7; —
1. portion, share:
a. of booty Genesis 14:24 (twice in verse); Numbers 31:36 (P) 1 Samuel 30:24 (twice in verse).
b. of food Leviticus 6:10 (P); יאכלו כּח׳ ח׳ Deuteronomy 18:8;=food Habakkuk 1:16 (|| מַאֲכָל); so (of unrestricted charity) Ecclesiastes 11:2 see Now.
c. followed by בְּ, share or interest in Ecclesiastes 9:6, with idea of obligation to Genesis 31:14 (E; in father's house), 2 Samuel 20:11 Kings 12:16 2 Chronicles 10:16 (in royal line; all || נַחֲלָה); of right (privilege) in ביהוה ח׳ Joshua 22:25, 27 (P); Nehemiah 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 Joshua 19:9, seven portions Joshua 18:5, 6, 9 (all J E) Joshua 18:7 (J E; + נחלה in || clause), Joshua 15:13; Joshua 19:9 (both P); none for tribe of Levi Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 12:12; Deuteronomy 14:27, 29; Deuteronomy 18:1; Joshua 18:7 (all D; || נחלה), Joshua 14:4 (P), none for priests Numbers 18:20 (P; || verb נחל).
b. of land possessed by people Hosea 5:7; Micah 2:4.
c. portion to be assigned after exile Isaiah 61:7; Ezekiel 45:7; Ezekiel 48:8, 21, חֶלְקוֺ עַלאַֿדְמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ Zechariah 2:16 [Zechariah 2:12].
d. specifically of town-land, district about a town, יִזְרְעֵאל ח׳ 2 Kings 9:10, 36 + 1 Kings 21:23 (MT חֵל), יִזְ׳ הַשָּׂדֶה בְּח׳ 2 Kings 9:37.
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 Deuteronomy 32:9 (|| חֶבֶל נחלתו); but especially...
b. of י׳ as possession of his servants: of priests, as enjoying perquisites of altar Numbers 18:20 (P; || נחלה), in spiritual sense Psalm 73:26; Psalm 119:57; Lamentations 3:24; מְנָת חֶלְקִי י׳ Psalm 16:5; בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים ח׳ Psalm 142:6; hence יעקב ח׳ of י׳ Jeremiah 10:16Jeremiah 51:19 (שֵׁבֶט נַחֲלָתוֺ in || clause)
4. chosen portion, habitual mode of life עִםמְֿנָאֲפִים ח׳ Psalm 50:18 with adulterers is thy chosen life (companionship, shewing character); בְּחַלְּקֵינַֿחַל חֶלְקֵךְ Isaiah 57:6 among smooth (things i.e. stones) of a brook-bed is thy chosen life (of idolatrous habit; see חָלָק); חֶלְקָם בַּחַיִּים Psalm 17:14.
5. portion, award, from God אֱלוֺהַּ ח׳ Job 31:2 (|| נחלה); specifically of punishment of wicked Isaiah 17:14 (|| גּוֺרָל), עִםאֵֿל Job 27:13, מֵאֱלֹהִים Job 20:29 (|| נחלה);=profit, reward חֶלְקִי מִכָּלעֲֿמָלִי Ecclesiastes 2:10, compare Ecclesiastes 2:21; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:17; Ecclesiastes 5:18; Ecclesiastes 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.

†III. חֵ֫לֶק noun [masculine] smoothness, seductiveness of speech, only singular construct בְּחֵלֶק שְׁפָתֶיהָ תַּדִּיחֶ֑נּוּ Proverbs 7:21 with the seductiveness of her lips she impelleth him (|| הִטַּתּוּ בְּרֹב לִקְחָהּ). — I. and II. חֵלֶק see below I. חלק.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:24; 14:24; 14:24; 31:14; 31:14

Leviticus

6:10

Numbers

18:20; 18:20; 18:20; 31:36

Deuteronomy

10:9; 12:12; 14:27; 14:29; 18:1; 18:8; 32:9

Joshua

14:4; 15:13; 18:5; 18:5; 18:5; 18:6; 18:7; 18:7; 18:9; 19:9; 19:9; 22:25; 22:27

1 Samuel

30:24

2 Samuel

20:1

1 Kings

12:16; 21:23

2 Kings

9:10; 9:36; 9:37

2 Chronicles

10:16

Nehemiah

2:20

Job

17:5; 20:29; 27:13; 31:2; 32:17

Psalms

16:5; 16:5; 17:14; 50:18; 50:18; 73:26; 119:57; 142:6

Proverbs

7:21

Ecclesiastes

2:10; 2:21; 3:22; 5:17; 5:18; 9:6; 9:9; 9:9; 11:2

Isaiah

17:14; 57:6; 57:6; 61:7

Jeremiah

10:16; 51:19

Lamentations

3:24

Ezekiel

45:7; 48:8; 48:21

Hosea

5:7; 5:7

Amos

7:4

Micah

2:4

Habakkuk

1:16; 1:16

Zechariah

2:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2506 matches the Hebrew חֵלֶק (ḥēleq),
which occurs 67 times in 63 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Isa 57:6–Zec 2:12)

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:6 -

“Among the [fn]smooth stones of the [fn]ravine

Is your portion H2506, [fn]they are your lot;

Even to them you have poured out a drink offering;

You have made a grain offering.

Shall I [fn]relent concerning these things?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:7 -

Instead of your shame you will have a double portion,

And instead of dishonor they will shout for joy over their portion H2506.

Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land;

Everlasting gladness will be theirs.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:16 -

The portion H2506 of Jacob is not like these;

For the [fn]Maker of all is He,

And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;

Yahweh of hosts is His name.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:19 -

The portion H2506 of Jacob is not like these;

For the [fn]Maker of all is He,

And of the [fn]tribe of His inheritance;

Yahweh of hosts is His name.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:24 -

“Yahweh is my portion H2506,” says my soul,

“Therefore I wait for Him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:7 -

“Now the prince shall have land on either side of the holy contribution and the city’s possession of land, adjacent to the holy contribution and the city’s possession of land, on the west side toward the west and on the east side toward the east, and in length comparable to one of the portions H2506, from the west border to the east border.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:8 -

“And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the contribution which you shall contribute, 25,000 [fn]cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions H2506, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21 -

“And the remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy contribution and of the city’s possession of land; in front of the 25,000 cubits of the contribution toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 toward the west border, alongside the portions H2506, it shall be for the prince. And the holy contribution and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:7 -

They have dealt treacherously against Yahweh,

For they have borne children of strangers.

Now the new moon will devour them with their portions H2506.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:4 -

Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, Lord Yahweh was calling to contend with them by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the [fn]farm H2506 land H2506.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 -

“On that day they will take up against you a [fn]taunt

And [fn]utter a bitter wailing and say,

‘We are completely devastated!

He exchanges the portion H2506 of my people;

How He removes it from me!

To the faithless one, He apportions our fields.’

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:16 -

Therefore they offer a sacrifice to their net

And [fn]burn incense to their fishing net

Because through these things their portion H2506 is rich

And their food is fat.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:12 - “Then Yahweh will inherit Judah as His portion H2506 in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

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