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Hebrew word study

חֵלֶקchêleq — properly, smoothness (of the tongue)

Pronounced “khay'lek”

properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment

Translated in the King James as: flattery, inheritance, part, partake, portion.

Appears 67 times in Scripture

Origin: from H2505 (חָלַק);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×

Genesis 14:24 Genesis 31:14+ 1 more in Genesis

Leviticus — 1×

Numbers — 3×

Numbers 18:20 Numbers 31:36+ 1 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 8×

Deuteronomy 10:9 Deuteronomy 12:12 Deuteronomy 14:27 Deuteronomy 14:29 Deuteronomy 18:1 Deuteronomy 18:8 Deuteronomy 32:9+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 9×

Joshua 14:4 Joshua 15:13 Joshua 18:5 Joshua 18:6 Joshua 18:7 Joshua 18:9 Joshua 19:9 Joshua 22:25 Joshua 22:27

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 30:24+ 1 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 1×

1 Kings — 1×

2 Kings — 3×

2 Ki 9:10 2 Ki 9:36 2 Ki 9:37

2 Chronicles — 1×

Nehemiah — 1×

Job — 5×

Job 17:5 Job 20:29 Job 27:13 Job 31:2 Job 32:17

Psalms — 6×

Psalms 16:5 Psalms 17:14 Psalms 50:18 Psalms 73:26 Psalms 119:57 Psalms 142:5

Proverbs — 1×

Ecclesiastes — 8×

Eccles 2:10 Eccles 2:21 Eccles 3:22 Eccles 5:18 Eccles 5:19 Eccles 9:6 Eccles 9:9 Eccles 11:2

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 17:14 Isaiah 57:6 Isaiah 61:7

Jeremiah — 2×

Jeremiah 10:16 Jeremiah 51:19

Lamentations — 1×

Ezekiel — 3×

Ezekiel 45:7 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:21

Hosea — 1×

Amos — 1×

Micah — 1×

Habakkuk — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.