Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H2506

Strong's H2506 · Hebrew

חֵלֶק

chêleq · /khay'lek/

Number
H2506
Language
Hebrew
Original word
חֵלֶק
Transliteration
chêleq
Pronunciation
khay'lek
KJV occurrences
63 verses

Definition

properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment

KJV: flattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.

Root / derivation: from H2505 (חָלַק);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חֵלֶק across 63 verses.

portion36×
part18×
parts4×
portions4×
flattering1×
flattery1×
inheritance1×
partaker1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

63 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis2 verses
Leviticus1 verse
Numbers2 verses
Deuteronomy7 verses
Deuteronomy 10:9

Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.

Deuteronomy 12:12

And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

Deuteronomy 14:27

And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

Deuteronomy 14:29

And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Deuteronomy 18:1

The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

Deuteronomy 18:8

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. that: Heb. his sale by the fathers

Deuteronomy 32:9

For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. lot: Heb. cord

Joshua9 verses
Joshua 14:4

For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.

Joshua 15:13

And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. the city: or, Kirjatharba

Joshua 18:5

And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.

Joshua 18:6

Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

Joshua 18:7

But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

Joshua 18:9

And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.

Joshua 19:9

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

Joshua 22:25

For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.

Joshua 22:27

But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.

1 Samuel1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings1 verse
2 Kings3 verses
2 Chronicles1 verse
Nehemiah1 verse
Job5 verses
Psalms6 verses
Psalms 16:5

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. of mine: Heb. of my part

Psalms 17:14

From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. which are: or, by they: or, their children are full

Psalms 50:18

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. hast: Heb. thy portion was with

Psalms 73:26

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock

Psalms 119:57

CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

Psalms 142:5

I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Proverbs1 verse
Ecclesiastes8 verses
Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. leave: Heb. give

Ecclesiastes 3:22

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. It is good: Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc all the days: Heb. the number of the days

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 9:6

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. Live: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Isaiah3 verses
Jeremiah2 verses
Lamentations1 verse
Ezekiel3 verses
Ezekiel 45:7

And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

Ezekiel 48:8

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

Ezekiel 48:21

And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

Hosea1 verse
Amos1 verse
Micah1 verse
Habakkuk1 verse
Zechariah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H2506 (chêleq) mean?

properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment

How many times does H2506 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H2506 (חֵלֶק) appears in 63 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “portion.”

How is chêleq translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H2506 is rendered as “portion” (36×), “part” (18×), “parts” (4×), “portions” (4×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word חֵלֶק come from?

from H2505 (חָלַק);