גּוֹרָל (gôrāl) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning lot. It appears
77 times
in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1486).
Also rendered
allotted
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 381a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 381a)lot; thing assigned, apportioned, allotted; portion, recompence, retribution; harsh; pebble, destiny; man of great
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
גּוֹרָלnoun, masculine: lot
1.lot for dividing land
2.lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment
3.thing assigned, apportioned, allotted
4.portion = recompence, retribution
גָּרֹלadjective
Strong's H1486גּוֹרָל: properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot) KJV:lot.
Strong's H1632גָּרֹל: harsh KJV:man of great (as in the margin which reads H1419).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 381: גרלgrl — stones, stony place, stony, stony ground, pebble, vote, bean, lot