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חֵלֶק H2506
H2506 is the Hebrew word חֵלֶק, transliterated chêleq and said khay'lek. The King James Version most often renders it portion.
What it means
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment.
Where it comes from
from H2505 (חָלַק).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 57 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: flattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.
Verses using חֵלֶק
The first 40 of 60 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 14:24 · KJV
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis 31:14 · KJV
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
Leviticus 6:17 · KJV
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
Numbers 18:20 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
Numbers 31:36 · KJV
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
Deuteronomy 10:9 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
Deuteronomy 32:9 · KJV
For the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Joshua 14:4 · KJV
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 · KJV
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.
Joshua 18:5 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 Samuel 30:24 · KJV
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
2 Samuel 20:1 · KJV
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
1 Kings 12:16 · KJV
So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
2 Kings 9:10 · KJV
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
2 Kings 9:36 · KJV
Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
2 Kings 9:37 · KJV
And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
2 Chronicles 10:16 · KJV
And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
Nehemiah 2:20 · KJV
Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Job 17:5 · KJV
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job 20:29 · KJV
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Job 27:13 · KJV
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Job 31:2 · KJV
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Job 32:17 · KJV
I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
Psalm 16:5 · KJV
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Psalm 17:14 · KJV
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.
Psalm 50:18 · KJV
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
Psalm 73:26 · KJV
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalm 119:57 · KJV
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psalm 142:5 · KJV
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2506 mean?
H2506 is the Hebrew word חֵלֶק (chêleq), meaning properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment.
How is H2506 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it portion (30 times), no part (9 times), part (6 times), parts (3 times), portions (2 times), among others.
How many times does H2506 appear in the Bible?
חֵלֶק (chêleq) is tagged in 60 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2506 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2505 (חָלַק).
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