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חֲלֻקָּה

𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤄

chăluqqâh

H2515 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חלק to divide, to apportion, to share out

Definition

A portion or allotment assigned by dividing something; the act or result of distribution, often of land, goods, or responsibilities. The term denotes either the process of portioning out or the portion itself received from a larger whole. Used primarily for physical divisions such as land allotments, but may also refer to abstract or administrative distributions.

Semantic Range

division, distribution, allotment, portion assigned as a result of apportioning, act of dividing, administrative or legal distribution, portion received

Root / Etymology

From the root חלק (ח־ל־ק), meaning 'to divide, split, apportion'. The noun חֲלֻקָּה derives from this root and carries the sense of the result or act of dividing or apportioning.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֲלֻקָּה appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible, notably in administrative or legal contexts concerning the distribution of land (e.g., among clans or tribes) or possessions. Its use reflects systems of collective resource management among Israelites, such as the apportioning of the land of Canaan. Distinct from חֵלֶק (ḥēleq, 'portion, share'), which often focuses on the portion itself irrespective of the process, חֲלֻקָּה emphasizes the act or method of distribution and the framework behind the allotment. In later Hebrew and Rabbinic literature, the term continues to signify distributions, sometimes used for financial or communal allocations. The English translations 'division', 'distribution', or 'allotment' capture aspects of the word, but may miss its technical connotations in land tenure or inheritance customs.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of חַלֻּק; a distribution; division.

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Root Family

חלק (ḥ-l-q) — to divide, to apportion, to share out

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2505 חָלַק I will apportion
H2506 חֵלֶק in allotted portion of
H2507 חֵלֶק allotted portion
H2508 חֲלָק smooth
H2509 חָלָק smooth

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2515-01 וַ/חֲלֻקַּ֥ת vachaluqat HC/Ncfsc and division and allotment-of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2515-01 2 Chronicles 35:5 וַ/חֲלֻקַּ֥ת vachaluqat HC/Ncfsc and division and allotment-of
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