I. חָלַק verb divide, share (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲלַק field, חוּלְּקָא portion, divide, determine, decree; Arabic measure, measure off; Assyrian e‡lu, possession, field, JägerBAS ii. 296; Ethiopic : 1. 2, is enumerate, enumeration, number) —
Qal Perfect ׳ה 5 Mos 4,19 + 5 t.;
חָֽלְקוּ Jos 18,2 Imperfect יַחֲלֹק Job 27,17;
Ord 17,2 2 masculine singular suffix
וַתַּחְלְקֵם Neh 9,22 3 plural
וַיַּחְלְקוּ Jos 14,5 יַחֲלֹ֑קוּ 1 Sam 30,24 וַיַּחְלְקוּם 1 Kron 24,4;
1 Kron 24,5 תַּחְלְקוּ 2 Sam 19,30 Imperative חִלְקוּ Jos 22,8 Infinitive לַחֲלֹק Neh 13,13 Participle חוֺלֵק Ord 29,24 —
1. divide, apportion, followed by accusative (of gods) and
לְ person
5 Mos 4,19;
5 Mos 29,25 accusative not expressed
Neh 13,13 (reference to offerings and tithes); with accusative (of land)
Jos 14,5 (
P),
Jos 18,2 (
JE),
2 Sam 19,30: object people
Neh 9,22 עִם ׳ח divide with others
Jos 22,8 (
D ?).
3. assign, impart, followed by
בִּינָה &
לְ Job 39,17.
5. divide up =
plunder the temple, followed by accusative
2 Kron 28,21 (see
Be).
Niph`al Imperfect יֵחָלֵק 4 Mos 26,55;
1 Kong 16,21 יֵחָ֫לֶק Job 38,24 וַיֵּחָלֵק 1 Mos 14,15 3 feminine singular
תֵּחָלֵק 4 Mos 26,53;
4 Mos 26,56 וֶַיּחָלְקֵם (
Baer)
1 Kron 23,6;
1 Kron 24,3 compare
Be & below below
Pi`el; —
1. reflexive,
divide oneself 1 Mos 14,15 (i.e. one's men).
3. transitive
assign, distribute 1 Kron 23,6;
1 Kron 24,3, but transitive Niph`al is unlikely, see below
Pi`el Perfect 3 plural
חִלְּקוּ Joel
1 Kron 4,2 וְחִלַּקְתֶּם consecutive
Ezk 47,21 suffix
חִלְּקָם Klg 4,16 3 feminine singular suffix
חִלְּקַ֫תָּה Es 34,17 2 masculine singular suffix
וְחִלַּקְתָּם Ezk 5,1 —
Imperfect יְחַלֵּק 1 Mos 49,27 + 4 t., etc.; probably read
יְחַלְּקֵם 1 Kron 23,6;
1 Kron 24,3 (see above
Niph`al), etc.;
Imperative חַלֵּק Jos 13,7 Infinitive חַלֵּק Jos 19,51;
Ord 16,19 suffix
חַלְּקָם Es 9,2 —
1. divide, apportion: food, at festival
2 Sam 6,19, followed by accusative &
לְ =
1 Kron 16,3, garments
Sl 22,19, sorrows
Job 21,17 (no
לְ);
give a portion to, followed by
לְ (no accusative expressed)
Es 53,12 a land
Joel 4,2 (no indirect object)
Jos 19,51 (
P), also
Mik 2,4;
Sl 60,8 =
Sl 108,8,
Dan 11,39 followed by accusative &
לְ Jos 13,7;
Jos 18,10;
1 Kong 18,6;
Es 34,17;
Ezk 47,21 divide hair (symbolic)
Ezk 5,1 divide spoil (
שָׁלָל)
Es 9,2;
Ord 16,19;
1 Mos 49,27 (poem),
2 Mos 15,9 (song);
Dom 5,30;
Sl 68,13;
Es 53,12.
3. scatter, followed by accusative
1 Mos 49,7 (poem) (||
הפיץ),
Klg 4,16.
Pu`al Perfect חֻלַּק Es 33,23 וְחֻלַּק consecutive
Zak 14,1 Imperfect 3 feminine singular
תְּחֻלָּ֑ק Amos 7,17 be divided, of land
Amos 7,17 spoil
Es 33,23;
Zak 14,1.
Hithpa`el Perfect וְהִתְחַלְּקוּ consecutive
Jos 18,5 divide (land)
among themselves. Hiph`il Infinitive לַחֲלִק Jer 37,12 to receive a portion (denominative from
חֵלֶק), but dubious