חֵלֶק

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; חֶלְקֶ֑ךָ ψ 50:18; חֶלְקֵךְ Is 57:6; חֶלְקוֹ Hb 1:16 + 5 times; חֶלְקָם Gn 14:24 + 3 times; pl. חֲלָקִים Jos 18:5 + 5 times; sf. חֶלְקֵיהֶם Ho 5:7;— portion, share: of booty Gn 14:24(×2) Nu 31:36 (P) 1 S 30:24(×2). 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. Now. 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 22:25, 27 (P); Ne 2:20 (in Jerus.; + צְדָקָה וְזִכָּרוֹן). proper share or part אַעֲנֶה חֶלְקִי Jb 32:17 i.e. I will do my part in replying. Especially portion, tract, of land: as distrib. at conquest Jos 19:9, seven portions 18:5, 6, 9 (all JE) v 7 (JE; + נחלה in ‖ cl.), 15:13; 19:9 (both P); none for tribe of Levi Dt 10:9; 12:12; 14:27, 29; 18:1 Jos 18:7 (all D; ‖ נחלה), Jos 14:4 (P), none for priests Nu 18:20 (P; ‖ vb. נחל). of land possessed by people Ho 5:7 Mi 2:4. portion to be assigned after exile Is 61:7 Ez 45:7; 48:8, 21, חֶלְקוֹ עַל־אַדְמַת הַקֹּרֶשׁ Zc 2:16. specif. of town-land, district about a town, ח׳ יִזְרְעֵאל 2 K 9:10, 36 + 1 K 21:23 (MT חֵל), הַשָּדֶה בְּח׳ יִזְ׳ 2 K 9:37. הַחֵלֶק Am 7:4 (opp. תְּהוֹם) appar. of land of Isr. hence portion, i.e. (acquired) possession: of people as י׳’s possession Dt 32:9 (‖ חֶבֶל נחלתו); but especially of י׳ as possession of his servants: of priests, as enjoying perquisites of altar Nu 18:20 (P; ‖ נחלה), in spiritual sense ψ 73:26; 119:57; La 3:24; י׳ מְנָת חֶלְקִי ψ 16:5; ח׳ בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים 142:6; hence ח׳ יעקב of י׳ Je 10:16 = 51:19 (שֵׁבֶט נַחֲלָתוֹ in ‖ cl.) chosen portion, habitual mode of life עִם־מְנָאֲפִים ח׳ ψ 50:18 with adulterers is thy chosen life (companionship, shewing character); בְּחַלְּקֵי־נַחַל חֶלְקֵךְ Is 57:6 among smooth (things i.e. stones) of a brook-bed is thy chosen life (of idolatrous habit; v. חָלָק); חֶלְקָם בַּחַיִּים ψ 17:14. portion, award, from God ח׳ אֱלוֹהַּ Jb 31:2 (‖ נחלה); specif. of punishment of wicked Is 17:14 (‖ גּוֹרָל), עִם־אֵל Jb 27:13, מֵאֱלֹהִים 20:29 (‖ נחלה); = profit, reward, חֶלְקִי מִכָּל־עֲמָלִי Ec 2:10, cf. v 21; 3:22 5:17, 18; 9:9.—לְחֵלֶק Jb 17:5 is dub.: a share of feast, or of booty, Kmp Hi; a prey, spoil, Ew Di Da; AV flattery does not suit context.