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1 Chronicles 24:5
“Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2505 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יַּחְלְק֥וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 65 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:15Genesis 49:7Genesis 49:27Exodus 15:9Numbers 26:53
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָלַק here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.