14:15 ; 3 fs. תֵּחָלֵק Nu 26:5 3; 26:56 ; וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵם (Baer) 1 Ch 23:6 ; 24:3 cf. Be & infr. sub Pi. ;— 1. reflex., divide oneself Gn 14:15 (i.e. one’s men). 2. pass. be divided: a. apportioned , the land Nu 26:53 , 55 (by lot) v 56 ( id. ); all P . b. of people, divided into two factions 1 K 16:21 . c. of light, parted, spread abroad Jb 38:2 4. 3. trans. assign, distribute 1 Ch 23: 6; 24:3 , but trans. Niph. is unlikely, v. infr. Pi. Pf. 3 pl. חִלֵּקוּ Jo 4: 2; וְחִלַּקְתֶּם consec. Ez 47:2 1; sf. חִלְּקָם La 4:1 6; 3 fs. sf. חִלְּקַ˜תָּה Is 34:1 7; 2 ms. sf. וְחִלַּקְתָּם Ex 5: 1; —Impf. יְחַלֵּק Gn 49:27 + 4 times, etc.; prob. read יְחַלְּקֵם 1 Ch 23: 6; 24:3 ( v. supr. Niph. ), etc.; Imv. חַלֵּק Jos 13: 7; Inf. חַלֵּק Jos 19:51 Pr 16:1 9; sf. חַלְּקָם Is 9: 2— 1. divide, apportion: food, at festival 2 S 6:19 , sq. acc. & לְ = 1 Ch 16: 3, garments ψ 22:19 , sorrows Jb 21:17 (no לְ ); give a portion to , sq. לְ (no acc. expr.) Is 53:12 ; a land Jo 4:2 (no ind. obj .) Jos 19:51 ( P ), also Mi 2:4 , ψ 60:8 = 108: 8, Dn 11:39 ; sq.
acc.
&
לְ
Jos 13:
7;
18:10 1 K 18:6 Is 34:17 Ez 47:2
1;
divide
hair (symbol.)
Ez 5:1
;
divide
spoil (
שָׁלָל
)
Is 9:2 Pr 16:19 Gn 49:27
(poem),
Ex 15:9
(song);
Ju 5:30
ψ 68:13
Is 53:1
2.
2.
assign, distribute:
Levites to their service, prob.
1 Ch 23:6
;
24:3
(
v. supr.
)
3.
scatter
,
sq. acc.
Gn 49:7
(poem) (
||
הפיץ
),
La 4:16
.
Pu.
Pf.
חֻלַּק
Is 33:2
3;
וְחֻלַּק
consec.
Zc 14:
1;
Impf.
3
fs.
תְּחֻלָּ˜ק
Am 7:1
7;
be divided
, of land
Am 7:17
; spoil
Is 33:23 Zc 14:
1.
Hithp.
Pf.
וְהִתְחַלְּקוּ
consec.
Jos 18:5
divide
(land)
among themselves
.
Hiph.
Inf.
לַחֲלִק
Je 37:1
2;
to receive a portion
(denom. from
חֵלֶק
), but
dub.
•
I
.
חֵ˜לֶק
S
2506, 2507
TWOT
669a, 670a
GK
2749, 2750, 2751
n.m.
Jos 18:5
portion, tract, territory
—
ח׳
abs.
Gn 31:14
+;
cstr.
Gn 14:24
+;
sf.
חֶלְקִי
ψ 16:5
+
6 times;
חֶלְקְךָ
Nu 18:20 Ec 9:
9;
חֶלְקֶ˜ךָ
ψ 50:18
;
חֶלְקֵךְ
Is 57:
6;
חֶלְקֹו
Hb 1:16
+
5 times;
חֶלְקָם
Gn 14:24
+
3 times;
pl.
חֲלָקִים
Jos 18:5
+
5 times;
sf.
חֶלְקֵיהֶם
Ho 5:
7;—
1.
portion, share:
a.
of booty
Gn 14:24
(×2) Nu 31:36
(
P
)
1 S 30:24
(×2).
b.
of food
Lv 6:10
(
P
);
ח׳ כּח׳ יאכלו
Dt 18:
8;
=
food
Hb 1:16
(
||
מַאֲכָל
); so (of unrestricted charity)
Ec 11:2
v. No
w.
c.
sq.
בְּ
,
share
or
interest in
Ec 9:
6, with idea of
obligation to
Gn 31:14
(
E
; in father’s house),
2 S 20:1
=
1 K 12:16
=
2 Ch 10:16
(in royal line; all
||
נַחֲלָה
); of
right
(
privilege
)
in
ח׳ ביהוה
Jos 22:2
5,
27
(
P
);
Ne 2:20
(in
Jerus.
;
+
צְדָקָה וְזִכָּרֹון
).
d.
proper
share
or
part
אַעֲנֶה חֶלְקִי
Jb 32:17
i.e. I will do my part in replying. Especially
2.
portion, tract
, of land:
a.
as distrib. at conquest
Jos
ind. indirect. dub. dubious, doubtful. Now W. Nowack. Jerus. Jerusalem.