גּוֹרָל

1. lot for dividing land, especially that which Joshua cast at Shiloh ׳לִפְנֵי י Jos 18,6 (יָרָה) vJos 18,8 vJos 18,10 (both הִשְׁלִיךְ; all three followed by לְ of person for whom; all J E); compare Jos 19,51 (P); so of lot coming up, or forth, עָלָה Jos 18,11 (construct; P), also followed by לְ person Jos 19,10 (P), & following with יָצָא Jos 16,11 (JE), 4 Mos 33,54; Jos 19,1; Jos 19,17; Jos 19,24; Jos 19,32; Jos 19,40; Jos 21,4 (all P); be divided by lot ׳יֵחָלֵק בְּג 4 Mos 26,55, or according to lot תֵּחָלֵק ׳עַלפִּֿי הַגּ v4 Mos 26,56 apportion by lot הִתְנַחֲלוּ ׳בְּג 4 Mos 33,54; 4 Mos 34,13, ׳נִחַל בְּג Jos 19,51 give by lot ׳נָתַן בְּג 4 Mos 36,2 ׳נָתַן בַּגּ Jos 21,8 (all P) 1 Kron 6,50 have by lot ׳בַּגּ ׳הָיָה ל Jos 21,4, & (היה omitted) vJos 21,5 vJos 21,6 (all P) compare 1 Kron 6,46; 1 Kron 6,48 also Jos 21,10 (P; רִאישֹׁנָה ׳הַגּ, only here feminine; ᵐ5 — not ᵐ5L — omits ראישׁנה, & so) || 1 Kron 6,39 compare further Es 34,17 (הִפִּיל לְ).

2. lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment,
\ \ a. concerning the goats on day of atonement, 3 Mos 16,8 (נָתַן עַל) v3 Mos 16,8 v3 Mos 16,8 (followed by לְ); compare v3 Mos 16,9 v3 Mos 16,10 (עָלָה עַל; all P).
\ \ b. assigning priests to their courses, singers, musicians & porters to their duties, by lot ׳חָלַק בְּג 1 Kron 24,5 ׳הִפִּיל ג v1 Kron 24,31; 1 Kron 25,8; 1 Kron 26,13 (followed by לְ of position) v1 Kron 26,14 of lot coming forth (יָצָא לְ person) 1 Kron 24,7 (compare v1 Kron 24,7 v1 Kron 24,18) 1 Kron 25,9 (compare v1 Kron 25,9–31) 1 Kron 26,14 compare וַיֵּצֵא גּוֺרָלוֺ v1 Kron 26,14.
\ \ c. cast lots for dwelling in Jerusalem (׳הִפִּיל ג) Neh 1,11 (followed by infinitive)
\ \ d. for supplying wood for altar-fire Neh 10,35 (הִפִּיל עַל); here belongs probably also
\ \ e. Dom 20,9 ׳עָלֶיהָ בְּג, reference to vDom 20,10 (determining who shall go up, and who supply provision) ᵐ5 ἀναβησόμεθα ἐπ’ αὐτὴν ἐν κλήρῳ, so Stu (insert perhaps נעלה), compare AV RV, Bu^{RS 151} (who reads ׳נַפִּילָה בְּג); > ᵑ6 Be Ke who reference ׳ג here to division of land of captured city. feminine to determine guilty persons Jon 1,7 (twice in verse) (both הִפִּיל) vJon 1,17 (נָפַל עַל); so apparently Ezk 24,6 of inhabitants of Jerusalem under figure of flesh in pot ׳לֹאנָֿפַל עָלֶיהָ ג no lot is fallen over it, i.e. no discrimination is made, destruction is to include the whole city; (compare also Jos 1,41ff. where divine agency in detection is prominent but word גּוֺרָל not used).
\ \ g. in allotting slaves Joel 4,3 אֶלעַֿמִּי ׳יַדּוּ גּ; Nah 3,10 (יַדּוּ עַל); so Ob 1,11 ׳וְעַליְֿרוּשָׁלִַם יַדּוּ ג — all with verb ידד q. v.
\ \ h. in distributing plundered garments Sl 22,19 (הִפִּיל על).
\ \ i. to determine favourable day for a scheme, הִפִּיל Est 3,7 (לִפְנֵי הָמָן) Est 9,24 (followed by infinitive; see also פּוּר).

3. thing assigned, apportioned, allotted especially of land assigned by lot, allotment Jos 15,1; Jos 17,1; Jos 21,38 (all P), Jos 17,14; Jos 17,17 = portion, share (|| נַחֲלָה J E); compare גֹּרַל נַחֲלָתֵנוּ 4 Mos 36,3 (P), גּוֺרַל נַחֲלָתָם Jos 14,2 (P; but perhaps read absolute גּוֺרָל compare Di); also גְּבוּל גּוֺרָלָם Jos 18,11 (P) the boundary of their allotment; עָרֵי גוֺרָלָם Jos 21,20 (P); see further Dom 1,3 (twice in verse); so probably Mik 2,5 ׳הִשְׁלִיךְ חֶבֶל בְּג (Hi Che; compare also Ew); Sl 125,3, land, exposed to oppressive exaction; also figurative of ׳י as portion, allotment of his people Sl 16,5 (so Che, & on תָּמִיד for תּוֺמִיךְ compare his critical note; see also Ew; otherwise De and others; — || מְנָת חֶלְקִי); on the other hand, of idols Es 57,6 (|| חֵלֶק); also ׳עָמַד לְג Dan 12,13, of allotted portion, share, in the Messianic consummation; more generally, one's portion, lot, fortune גּוֺרָֽלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֺכֵנוּ Ord 1,14 cast thy fortune into the midst of us, in with us (|| כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּנוּ).

4. portion = recompence, retribution Es 17,14 (|| חֵלֶק), Jer 13,25 (|| מְנָת מִדַּיִךְ), both implying divine agency.