Hebrew noun (feminine) · H2513
חֶלְקָה
chelqahkhel-kaw'
portion; smoothness
29 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: chelqâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2513is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 39Old Testament books
- 24spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H2513
properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
The King James renders it: field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
chelqah is rendered "portion; smoothness". It stands 29 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.
- Six of the uses stand in 2 Kings, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "portion".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 27:16She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-four different ways.
The first use
She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
Genesis 27:16חֶלְקַ֥ת
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: portion, and smoothness.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| portionStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 27:16She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. |
| smoothnessStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- portion of7
- the portion of land3
- flatteries2
- in portion of2
- on the portion of land2
- the portion2
- a portion of ground1
- and a portion of ground1
- flattering1
- from smoothness of1
- in portion of land of1
- on slippery1
and 5 more, 29 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| חֶלְאָה | chelah | rust | Uses5 |
| חֶלְיָה | chelyah | jewelry | Uses1 |
| חֶלְקִי | Chelqi | Helekite | Uses1 |
| חֶלְבְּנָה | chelbenah | galbanum | Uses1 |
All 29, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
24 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- חֶלְקַ֥ת4
- חֲלָק֑וֹת2
- חֶלְקַ֤ת2
- בַּחֶלְקָ֥ה1
- בַּחֶלְקָ֖ה1
- בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת1
- בְּחֶלְקַ֣ת1
- בְּחֶלְקַ֖ת1
- בְּחֶלְקַ֕ת1
- הַחֶלְקָ֖ה1
- הַחֶלְקָ֥ה1
- הַֽחֶלְקָה֙1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)9HNcfsc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular5HTd/Ncfsa
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4HR/Ncfsc
- adjective · feminine plural3HAafpa
- noun · feminine singular2HNcfsa
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular2HRd/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HNcfsc/Sp1bs
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HNcfsc/Sp3mp
- preposition + adjective · feminine plural1HR/Aafpa
Genesis
two uses
She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
- חֶלְקַ֥תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: smooth part of
And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
- חֶלְקַ֣תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of
Deuteronomy
one use
He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”
- חֶלְקַ֥תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of
Joshua
one use
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
- בְּחֶלְקַ֣תbechelkatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in portion of
Ruth
two uses
So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
- חֶלְקַ֤תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of
And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
- חֶלְקַת֙chelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of
2 Samuel
five uses
Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
- חֶלְקַ֨תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of land of
- הַחֶלְקָ֖הhachelkahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the portion of land
Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
- הַחֶלְקָ֥הhachelkahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the portion of land
And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
- חֶלְקַ֤תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of
But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
- הַֽחֶלְקָה֙hachelkahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the portion
2 Kings
six uses
And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”
- הַחֶלְקָ֣הhachelkahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the portion of land
They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
- חֶלְקָ֣הchelkahnoun · feminine singulartagged: portion of land
“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
- בְּחֶלְקַ֖תbechelkatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in portion of land of
And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
- בְּחֶלְקַ֕תbechelkatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in portion of
‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”
- בַּחֶלְקָ֥הbachelkahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: on the portion of land
- בַּחֶלְקָ֖הbachelkahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: on the portion of land
1 Chronicles
two uses
He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
- חֶלְקַ֥תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of
But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
- הַחֶלְקָה֙hachelkahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the portion
Job
one use
They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
- חֶלְקָתָ֣םchelkatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: portion their
Psalms
three uses
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- חֲלָק֑וֹתchalakotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: flatteries
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- חֲלָק֑וֹתchalakotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: flatteries
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתbachalakotpreposition + adjective · feminine pluraltagged: on slippery
Proverbs
one use
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
- מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תmechelkatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from smoothness of
Isaiah
one use
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
- חֲלָק֔וֹתchalakotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: flattering
Jeremiah
two uses
Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
- חֶלְקָתִ֑יchelkatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: portion my
- חֶלְקַ֥תchelkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: portion of
Amos
two uses
“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.
- חֶלְקָ֤הchelkahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a portion of ground
- וְחֶלְקָ֛הvechelkahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and a portion of ground
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.