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חָלַק

cha.laqto divideHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb65 occurrences25 books64 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Traditional renderings: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָלַק:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

65 total
  1. Isaiah 33:23חֻלַּ֤ק · will be divided
    Your 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.
  2. Isaiah 34:17חִלְּקַ֥תָּה · has distributed
    He 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.
  3. Isaiah 41:7מַחֲלִ֥יק · [and] he who wields
    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.
  4. Isaiah 53:12אֲחַלֶּק־ · I will allot Him a portion; יְחַלֵּ֣ק · and He will divide
    Therefore 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.
  5. Jeremiah 37:12לַחֲלִ֥ק · to claim his portion
    Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
  6. Lamentations 4:16חִלְּקָ֔ם · has scattered them
    The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.
  7. Ezekiel 5:1וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃ · and divide the hair
    “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.
  8. Ezekiel 47:21וְחִלַּקְתֶּ֞ם · You are to divide
    You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
  9. Daniel 11:39יְחַלֵּ֥ק · and distributing
    He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
  10. Hosea 10:2חָלַ֥ק · are devious
    Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
  11. Joel 3:2חִלֵּֽקוּ׃ · they divided up
    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.
  12. Amos 7:17תְּחֻלָּ֑ק · will be divided
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”
  13. Micah 2:4יְחַלֵּֽק׃ · He has allotted
    In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”
  14. Zechariah 14:1וְחֻלַּ֥ק · will be divided
    Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.