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cha.laq H2505

חָלַק (cha.laq) means “to divide” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חָלַק Hebrew · H2505 65 tagged occurrences in 64 verses

Pronunciation guide: khaw-lak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2505A

חָלַק · cha.laq · to divide

1) to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to divide, apportion 1a2) to assign, distribute 1a3) to assign, impart 1a4) to share 1a5) to divide up, plunder 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide oneself 1b2) to be divided 1b3) to assign, distribute 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to divide, apportion 1c2) to assign, distribute 1c3) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part 1f) (Hithpael) to divide among themselves

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TBESH · H2505B

חָלַק · cha.laq · to smooth

1) to be smooth, slippery, deceitful 1a) (Qal) to be smooth, slippery 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be smooth 1b2) to flatter

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate

KJV glosses: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).

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How translators render H2505

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
will be divided 4
divide 2
i will parcel out 2
is to be divided 2
then he distributed 2
with seductive 2
a partner 1
and allotted 1
and distributing 1
and divide 1
and divide the hair 1
and dividing 1
and he who wields 1
and he will divide 1
and share 1
and they divided 1
apportion 1
are devious 1
are to divide 1
are too full of conceit 1
dispersed 1
distributed 1
distributing the supplies 1
divided 1
divided the levites 1
divided them 1
divides 1
dividing up 1
endowed 1
given 1
had appointed 1
had taken a portion 1
has apportioned 1
has distributed 1
has scattered them 1
he divides 1
he has allotted 1
i will allot him a portion 1
i will disperse them 1
i will divide 1
in dividing 1
is smooth 1
must be divided 1
practice deceit 1
so they divided 1
than one who flatters 1
than to divide 1
they divide 1
they divided up 1
they were divided accordingly 1
they will share 1
thus they were divided 1
to claim his portion 1
were divided 1
who flatters 1
yet received 1
you are to divide 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
divided 6
i will divide 4
shall be divided 4
hath divided 3
and he dealt 2
divide 2
flattereth 2
and didst divide 1
and divide 1
and he divided 1
and he shall divide 1
and parted 1
and shall divide 1
and shall have part 1
and they divided 1
and they shall divide 1
distributed 1
distributeth 1
for he flattereth 1
had distributed 1
he had not given 1
he hath divided 1
he shall divide 1
he that smootheth 1
is divided 1
neither hath he imparted 1
now therefore divide 1
of dividing 1
parted 1
shall divide 1
so shall ye divide 1
so they divided 1
than he that flattereth 1
than to divide 1
that flattereth 1
therefore will i divide 1
thereof be divided 1
they flatter 1
they part 1
they shall part 1
thus were they divided 1
to distribute 1
to separate 1
took away a portion 1
were smoother 1
were they divided 1
when they divide 1
which had not yet received 1
whoso is partner 1

Verses containing H2505

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  1. Isaiah 33:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.

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  2. Isaiah 34:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.

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  3. Isaiah 41:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.

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  4. Isaiah 53:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

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  5. Jeremiah 37:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.

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  6. Lamentations 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

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  7. Ezekiel 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

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  8. Ezekiel 47:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

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  9. Daniel 11:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.

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  10. Hosea 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.

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  11. Joel 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.

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    Source alternate reference: 4.2

  12. Amos 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”

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  13. Micah 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”

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  14. Zechariah 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.

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