Word Study · Strong's H2505 · Hebrew
חָלַק
chalaq
khaw-lak'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châlaq
“to be smooth (figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Rendered in the KJV as
deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
- 65occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 25 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 60inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 65 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 60
- יְחַלֵּ֥ק3
- אֲחַלְּקָ֥ה2
- הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃2
- יְחַלְּק֣וּ2
- אֲחַלֵּ֣ק1
- אֲחַלֶּק־1
- אֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם1
- בְּחַלְּקָ֥ם1
- הֶחֱלִ֣יק1
- וְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּ1
- וְחֻלַּ֥ק1
- וְחִלַּקְתֶּ֞ם1
and 48 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 54
- it will be divided5
- and he distributed2
- and he divided them2
- and they divided them2
- he had assigned2
- he will divide up2
- I will divide up2
- she makes smooth2
- [one who] has shares1
- [where] it is divided1
- [who] flatters1
- a smoother of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 42
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular6
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular5
- Hc/Vpw3ms3
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular3
- Hc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp2
- Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp2
- preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular2
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular2
- verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singular2
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular2
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqp3ms · 6
- HVpi3ms · 5
- Hc/Vpw3ms · 3
- HVNi3ms · 3
- Hc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp · 2
- Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp · 2
- HR/Vpcc · 2
- HVhp3fs · 2
- HVNi3fs · 2
- HVpc1cs · 2
- HVpi1cs · 2
- HVpi3mp · 2
All 65, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Joshua7 of 65 · 11%
- Psalms7 of 65 · 11%
- Proverbs7 of 65 · 11%
- Isaiah6 of 65 · 9%
- 1 Chronicles5 of 65 · 8%
Joshua carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 14:15וַיֵּחָלֵ֨קvaiyechalekHc/VNw3msDuring the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.here: and divided himself
- Genesis 49:7אֲחַלְּקֵ֣םʾachalekemverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralCursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.here: I will divide them
- Genesis 49:27יְחַלֵּ֥קyechalekverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBenjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”here: he divides
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 26:53תֵּחָלֵ֥קtechalekverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.here: it will be divided
- Numbers 26:55יֵחָלֵ֖קyechalekverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularIndeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.here: it will be divided
- Numbers 26:56תֵּחָלֵ֖קtechalekverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singularEach inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”here: it will be divided
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 4:19חָלַ֜קchalakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.here: he has assigned
- Deuteronomy 29:26חָלַ֖קchalakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThey went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them.here: he had assigned
Joshua7 occurrences
- Joshua 13:7חַלֵּ֞קchalekverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singularNow therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”here: apportion
- Joshua 14:5וַֽיַּחְלְק֖וּvaiyachlekuHc/Vqw3mpSo the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.here: and they apportioned
- Joshua 18:2חָלְק֖וּchalkuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralthere were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.here: they had divided
- Joshua 18:5וְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּvehitchalekuHc/Vtq3cpand divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.here: and they will divide among themselves
- Joshua 18:10וַיְחַלֶּק־vaychalek-Hc/Vpw3msAnd Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.here: and he apportioned
- Joshua 19:51מֵֽחַלֵּ֖קmechalekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.here: from apportioning
- Joshua 22:8חִלְק֥וּchilkuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralsaying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”here: divide
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 6:19וַיְחַלֵּ֨קvaychalekHc/Vpw3msThen he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.here: and he distributed
- 2 Samuel 19:29תַּחְלְק֖וּtachlekuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine pluralThe king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”here: you will divide
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 16:21יֵחָלֵ֛קyechalekverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAt that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.here: it was divided
- 1 Kings 18:6וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvaychalekuHc/Vpw3mpSo they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.here: and they divided
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 16:3וַיְחַלֵּק֙vaychalekHc/Vpw3msThen he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.here: and he distributed
- 1 Chronicles 23:6וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥םvaiyechalkemHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mpThen David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.here: and he divided them
- 1 Chronicles 24:3וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֣םvaiyechalkemHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mpWith the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.here: and he divided them
- 1 Chronicles 24:4וַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּםvaiyachlekumHc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mpSince more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.here: and they divided them
- 1 Chronicles 24:5וַיַּחְלְק֥וּםvaiyachlekumHc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mpThus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.here: and they divided them
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 23:18חָלַ֣קchalakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularMoreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.here: he had assigned
- 2 Chronicles 28:21חָלַ֤קchalakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAlthough Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.here: he had plundered
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 9:22וַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םvatachlekemHc/Vqw2ms/Sp3mpYou gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.here: and you apportioned them
- Nehemiah 13:13לַחֲלֹ֥קlachalokpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.here: to distribute
Job4 occurrences
- Job 21:17יְחַלֵּ֥קyechalekverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHow often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?here: does he apportion?
- Job 27:17יַחֲלֹֽק׃yachalokverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularwhat he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.here: he will divide up
- Job 38:24יֵחָ֣לֶקyechalekverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularIn which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?here: [where] it is divided
- Job 39:17חָ֥לַקchalakverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularFor God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.here: he gave a share
Psalms7 occurrences
- Psalms 5:9יַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃yachalikunverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nunFor not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.here: they speak flattery !
- Psalms 22:18יְחַלְּק֣וּyechalekuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.here: they distribute
- Psalms 36:2הֶחֱלִ֣יקhechelikverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularFor his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.here: he flatters
- Psalms 55:21חָלְק֤וּ׀chalkuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralHis speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.here: they were smooth
- Psalms 60:6אֲחַלְּקָ֥הʾachalekahverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singularGod has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.here: I will divide up
- Psalms 68:12תְּחַלֵּ֥קtechalekverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.here: she divides
- Psalms 108:7אֲחַלְּקָ֥הʾachalekahverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singularGod has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.here: I will divide up
Proverbs7 occurrences
- Proverbs 2:16הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃hechelikahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularIt will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive wordshere: she makes smooth
- Proverbs 7:5הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃hechelikahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularthat they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.here: she makes smooth
- Proverbs 16:19מֵֽחַלֵּ֥קmechalekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.here: more than dividing
- Proverbs 17:2יַחֲלֹ֥קyachalokverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularA wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.here: he will share
- Proverbs 28:23מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יקmimachalikpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularHe who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.here: more than [one who] makes smooth
- Proverbs 29:5מַחֲלִ֣יקmachalikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularA man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.here: [who] flatters
- Proverbs 29:24חוֹלֵ֣קcholekverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularA partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.here: [one who] has shares
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 9:3בְּחַלְּקָ֥םbechalekampreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralYou have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.here: when divide they
- Isaiah 33:23חֻלַּ֤קchulakverb · intensive passive (pual), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularYour ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.here: it will be divided
- Isaiah 34:17חִלְּקַ֥תָּהchilekatahverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularHe has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.here: it has distributed it
- Isaiah 41:7מַחֲלִ֥יקmachalikverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.here: a smoother of
- Isaiah 53:12אֲחַלֶּק־ʾachalek-verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularTherefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.here: I will allot a portion
- Isaiah 53:12יְחַלֵּ֣קyechalekverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularTherefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.here: he will apportion
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 5:1וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃vechilaktamHc/Vpq2ms/Sp3mp“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.here: and you will divide them
- Ezekiel 47:21וְחִלַּקְתֶּ֞םvechilaktemHc/Vpq2mpYou are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.here: and you will divide