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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H2505 - Portion

Strong's No.:H2505

Hebrew:חָלַק

Transliteration:châlaq

Phonetic:khaw-lak'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{deal} {distribute} {divide} {flatter} {give} ({have} im-) part ({-ner}) take away a {portion} {receive} separate {self} (be) smooth (-er).

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

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


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign

a. (Qal)

1. to divide, apportion

2. to assign, distribute

3. to assign, impart

4. to share

5. to divide up, plunder

b. (Niphal)

1. to divide oneself

2. to be divided

3. to assign, distribute

c. (Piel)

1. to divide, apportion

2. to assign, distribute

3. to scatter

d. (Pual) to be divided

e. (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part

f. (Hithpael) to divide among themselves

2. to be smooth, slippery, deceitful

a. (Qal) to be smooth, slippery

b. (Hiphil)

1. to be smooth

2. to flatter


Bible References:
Portion

Translation
Occurrences:
dealt ( 2 )
distribute ( 1 )
distributed ( 2 )
distributeth ( 1 )
divide ( 17 )
divided ( 20 )
flatter ( 1 )
flattereth ( 4 )
given ( 1 )
himself ( 2 )
imparted ( 1 )
part ( 3 )
parted ( 2 )
partner ( 1 )
portion ( 1 )
received ( 1 )
smoother ( 1 )
smootheth ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.