H2513 - חֶלְקָה (chelqâh)

H2513 חֶלְקָה (chelqâh) khel-kaw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment

Derivation: feminine of H2506 (חֵלֶק);

KJV Usage: field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).

TWOT Reference: 670c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) portion, parcel

1a) of ground

2) smooth part, smoothness, flattery

2a) smoothness, smooth part

2b) slippery places

2c) smoothness, flattery

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1131 G1386 G3310

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֶלְקָה chelqâh BDB Definition: 1) portion, parcel 1a) of ground 2) smooth part, smoothness, flattery 2a) smoothness, smooth part 2b) slippery places 2c) smoothness, flattery Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2506 Same Word by TWOT Number: 670c Total KJV Occurrences: 28

Bible Occurrences (25)

27:16 33:19

33:21

24:32

2:3 4:3

14:30 14:31 23:11 23:12

3:19 3:25 9:21 9:25 9:26

11:13 11:14

24:18

12:2 12:3 73:18

6:24

30:10

12:10

4:7

Genesis 27:16

She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Genesis 33:19

And the plot of ground where he pitched... his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.

Deuteronomy 33:21

He chose the best [land] for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.

Joshua 24:32

And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites... had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob... had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.

Ruth 2:3

So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field [belonging] to Boaz, who [was] from the clan of Elimelech.

Ruth 4:3

And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

2 Samuel 14:30

Then Absalom said to his servants, Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire! And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire....

2 Samuel 14:31

Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded..., Why did your servants set my field on fire?