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;
— not
— omits
ראישׁנה, & so) ||
1 Chronicles 6:39; compare further
Isaiah 34:17 (
לְ הִפִּיל).
2. lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment,
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)
ἀναβησόμεθα ἐπ’ αὐτὴν ἐν κλήρῳ, so Stu (insert perhaps
נעלה), compare AV RV, Bu
RS 151 (who reads
בְּג׳ נַפִּילָה); >
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).
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