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חֶלְקָה H2513

H2513 is the Hebrew word חֶלְקָה, transliterated chelqâh and said khel-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it portion.

Word: חֶלְקָהTransliteration: chelqâhSaid: khel-kaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 25 verses

What it means

properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment.

Where it comes from

feminine of H2506 (חֵלֶק).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

portion 5×parcel 4×piece 4×field 3×plat 2×flattering 2×smooth 1×because there in a portion 1×part 1×where was a piece 1×ground 1×where was a parcel 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).

Verses using חֶלְקָה

All 25 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 27:16 · KJV

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

Genesis 33:19 · KJV

And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.

Deuteronomy 33:21 · KJV

And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

Joshua 24:32 · KJV

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

Ruth 2:3 · KJV

And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

Ruth 4:3 · KJV

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:

2 Samuel 14:30 · KJV

Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

2 Samuel 14:31 · KJV

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

2 Samuel 23:11 · KJV

And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.

2 Samuel 23:12 · KJV

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

2 Kings 3:19 · KJV

And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.

2 Kings 3:25 · KJV

And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

2 Kings 9:21 · KJV

And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

2 Kings 9:25 · KJV

Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;

2 Kings 9:26 · KJV

Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 11:13 · KJV

He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

1 Chronicles 11:14 · KJV

And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.

Job 24:18 · KJV

He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

Psalm 12:2 · KJV

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Psalm 12:3 · KJV

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Psalm 73:18 · KJV

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

Proverbs 6:24 · KJV

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Isaiah 30:10 · KJV

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Jeremiah 12:10 · KJV

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Amos 4:7 · KJV

And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2513 mean?

H2513 is the Hebrew word חֶלְקָה (chelqâh), meaning properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment.

How is H2513 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it portion (5 times), parcel (4 times), piece (4 times), field (3 times), plat (2 times), among others.

How many times does H2513 appear in the Bible?

חֶלְקָה (chelqâh) is tagged in 25 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2513 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H2506 (חֵלֶק).

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