חֵלֶק

1. portion, share:
\ \ a. of booty 1 Mos 14,24 (twice in verse); 4 Mos 31,36 (P) 1 Sam 30,24 (twice in verse).
\ \ b. of food 3 Mos 6,10 (P); יאכלו ׳כּח ׳ח 5 Mos 18,8 = food Hab 1,16 (|| מַאֲכָל); so (of unrestricted charity) Praed 11,2 see Now.
\ \ c. followed by בְּ, share or interest in Praed 9,6, with idea of obligation to 1 Mos 31,14 (E; in father's house), 2 Sam 20,1 = 1 Kong 12,16 = 2 Kron 10,16 (in royal line; all || נַחֲלָה); of right (privilege) in ביהוה ׳ח Jos 22,25; Jos 22,27 (P); Neh 2,20 (in Jerusalem; + צְדָקָה וְזִכָּרוֺן),
\ \ d. proper share or part אַעֲנֶה חֶלְקִי Job 32,17 i.e. I will do my part in replying. Especially

2. portion, tract, of land:
\ \ a. as distributive at conquest Jos 19,9, seven portions Jos 18,5; Jos 18,6; Jos 18,9 (all J E) vJos 18,7 (J E; + נחלה in || clause), Jos 15,13; Jos 19,9 (both P); none for tribe of Levi 5 Mos 10,9; 5 Mos 12,12; 5 Mos 14,27; 5 Mos 14,29; 5 Mos 18,1; Jos 18,7 (all D; || נחלה), Jos 14,4 (P), none for priests 4 Mos 18,20 (P; || verb נחל).
\ \ b. of land possessed by people Hos 5,7; Mik 2,4.
\ \ c. portion to be assigned after exile Es 61,7; Ezk 45,7; Ezk 48,8; Ezk 48,21, חֶלְקוֺ עַלאַֿדְמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ Zak 2,16.
\ \ d. specifically of town-land, district about a town, יִזְרְעֵאל ׳ח 2 Kong 9,10; 2 Kong 9,36 + 1 Kong 21,23 (ᵑ0 חֵל), ׳יִזְ ׳הַשָּׂדֶה בְּח v1 Kong 21,37.
\ \ e. הַחֵלֶק Amos 7,4 (opposed to תְּהוֺם) apparently of land of Israel

3. hence portion, i.e. (acquired) possession:
\ \ a. of people as ׳י's possession 5 Mos 32,9 (|| חֶבֶל נחלתו); but especially
\ \ b. of ׳י as possession of his servants: of priests, as enjoying perquisites of altar 4 Mos 18,20 (P; || נחלה), in spiritual sense Sl 73,26; Sl 119,57; Klg 3,24 מְנָת חֶלְקִי ׳י Sl 16,5 בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים ׳ח Sl 142,6 hence יעקב ׳ח of ׳י Jer 10,16 = Jer 51,19 (שֵׁבֶט נַחֲלָתוֺ in || clause)

4. chosen portion, habitual mode of life ׳עִםמְֿנָאֲפִים ח Sl 50,18 with adulterers is thy chosen life (companionship, shewing character); בְּחַלְּקֵינַֿחַל חֶלְקֵךְ Es 57,6 among smooth (things i.e. stones) of a brook-bed is thy chosen life (of idolatrous habit; see חָלָק); חֶלְקָם בַּחַיִּים Sl 17,14.

5. portion, award, from God אֱלוֺהַּ ׳ח Job 31,2 (|| נחלה); specifically of punishment of wicked Es 17,14 (|| גּוֺרָל), עִםאֵֿל Job 27,13, מֵאֱלֹהִים Job 20,29 (|| נחלה); = profit, reward חֶלְקִי מִכָּלעֲֿמָלִי Praed 2,10, compare vPraed 2,21; Praed 3,22; Praed 5,17; Praed 5,18; Praed 9,9. — לְחֵלָק Job 17,5 is dubious: a share of feast, or of booty, Kmp Hi; a prey, spoil, Ew Di Da; AV flattery does not suit context.