Hebrew word study

חֶלְקָהchelqâh — properly, smoothness

Pronounced “khel-kaw'”

properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment

Translated in the King James as: field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).

Appears 28 times in Scripture

Origin: feminine of H2506 (חֵלֶק);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×
Genesis 27:16Genesis 33:19
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 33:21
Joshua — 1×
Joshua 24:32
Ruth — 2×
Ruth 2:3Ruth 4:3
2 Samuel — 5×
2 Sam 14:302 Sam 14:312 Sam 23:112 Sam 23:12+ 1 more in 2 Samuel
2 Kings — 5×
2 Ki 3:192 Ki 3:252 Ki 9:212 Ki 9:26+ 1 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 2×
1 Chr 11:131 Chr 11:14
Job — 1×
Job 24:18
Psalms — 3×
Psalms 12:2Psalms 12:3Psalms 73:18
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 6:24
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 30:10
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 12:10+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Amos — 2×
Amos 4:7+ 1 more in Amos

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