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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, territory — ח׳ 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 20:1＝1 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 10:16＝Jeremiah 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H2506

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

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 14:24–Isa 17:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:24 - I will accept only what my young warriors have already eaten, and I request that you give a fair share of the goods to my allies—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:14 - Rachel and Leah responded, “That’s fine with us! We won’t inherit any of our father’s wealth anyway.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:17 - Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:20 - And the LORD said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36 - Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:9 - That is why the Levites have no share of property or possession of land among the other Israelite tribes. The LORD himself is their special possession, as the LORD your God told them.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:12 - “You must celebrate there in the presence of the LORD your God with your sons and daughters and all your servants. And remember to include the Levites who live in your towns, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:27 - And do not neglect the Levites in your town, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - Give it to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, so they can eat and be satisfied. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all your work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:1 - “Remember that the Levitical priests—that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi—will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the LORD, for that is their share.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:8 - He may eat his share of the sacrifices and offerings, even if he also receives support from his family.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:9 - “For the people of Israel belong to the LORD;
Jacob is his special possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:4 - The descendants of Joseph had become two separate tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in with surrounding pasturelands for their livestock and all their possessions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:13 - The LORD commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:5 - Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:6 - And when you record the seven divisions of the land and bring them to me, I will cast sacred lots in the presence of the LORD our God to assign land to each tribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:7 - “The Levites, however, will not receive any allotment of land. Their role as priests of the LORD is their allotment. And the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh won’t receive any more land, for they have already received their grant of land, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them on the east side of the Jordan River.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:9 - The men did as they were told and mapped the entire territory into seven sections, listing the towns in each section. They made a written record and then returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:9 - Their allocation of land came from part of what had been given to Judah because Judah’s territory was too large for them. So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation within the territory of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:25 - The LORD has placed the Jordan River as a barrier between our people and you people of Reuben and Gad. You have no claim to the LORD.’ So your descendants may prevent our descendants from worshiping the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:27 - but as a memorial. It will remind our descendants and your descendants that we, too, have the right to worship the LORD at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings. Then your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no claim to the LORD.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:24 - Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram’s horn and began to chant:
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Come on, you men of Israel,
back to your homes!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:16 - When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded,
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Back to your homes, O Israel!
Look out for your own house, O David!” So the people of Israel returned home.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:10 - Dogs will eat Ahab’s wife Jezebel at the plot of land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her.” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36 - When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, “This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: ‘At the plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel’s body.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:37 - Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able to recognize her.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:16 - When all Israel realized[fn] that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded,
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Back to your homes, O Israel!
Look out for your own house, O David!” So all the people of Israel returned home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:20 - I replied, “The God of heaven will help us succeed. We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall. But you have no share, legal right, or historic claim in Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:5 - They betray their friends for their own advantage,
so let their children faint with hunger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:29 - This is the reward that God gives the wicked.
It is the inheritance decreed by God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:13 - “This is what the wicked will receive from God;
this is their inheritance from the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:2 - For what has God above chosen for us?
What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:17 - No, I will say my piece.
I will speak my mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:5 - LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.
You guard all that is mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:14 - By the power of your hand, O LORD,
destroy those who look to this world for their reward.
But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones.
May their children have plenty,
leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:18 - When you see thieves, you approve of them,
and you spend your time with adulterers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:26 - My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:57 - Heth
LORD, you are mine!
I promise to obey your words!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5 - Then I pray to you, O LORD.
I say, “You are my place of refuge.
You are all I really want in life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:21 - So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:10 - Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn’t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:22 - So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why we are here! No one will bring us back from death to enjoy life after we die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18 - Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:19 - And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6 - Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:2 - But divide your investments among many places,[fn]
for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:14 - In the evening Israel waits in terror,
but by dawn its enemies are dead.
This is the just reward of those who plunder us,
a fitting end for those who destroy us.

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