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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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָלַקchâlaq · khaw-lak'
H2505 · Hebrew
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
- וְ — conjunction
- הִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּ — verb Hithpael, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, 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.